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hammered

[ham-erd] / ˈhæm ərd /
ADJECTIVE
beaten
Synonyms
STRONG
formed milled pounded rolled shaped stamped tamped tramped trodden worked
WEAK
tramped down
ADJECTIVE
wrought
Synonyms
STRONG
constructed created elaborated fashioned finished formed manufactured molded ornamented processed shaped worked

Example Sentences

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The AI “scare trade” hammered software names and professional-services companies earlier this year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

FS KKR shares have been hammered this year, falling about 25% to $10.50 a share and trading for a roughly 50% discount to the BDC’s year-end 2025 net asset value.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The recent fines issued by Cal/OSHA is not the first time the state agency has hammered the Sheriff’s Department.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Picked for the youth Test against Australia in October 2024, Suryavanshi hammered a 58-ball hundred - an innings that announced him.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Overhead the ironwork brown with rust, the hammered rivets, the wooden sleepers and crossplanks.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy