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hammered into

VERB

work hard at

Synonyms

WEAK

continue drive home drub into drudge drum into endeavor grind grind into impress upon instruct keep on peg away persevere persist plug away pound away repeat stick to try hard try repeatedly work

Example Sentences

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The three-bedroom house is echoey and the floorboards have uneven edges with nails hammered into them.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

"This has been something that's really been hammered into us by these corporations for 50 years," Barnett said.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2023

Points are made, then underlined, then hammered into the ground.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2022

“Do Revenge,” directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, is a playful, sharp-fanged satire that feels like the ’90s teen comedy hammered into modern emojis: crown, knife, fire, winky face.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2022

He tried to move, but pain hammered into him and made his breath shorten into gasps and he stopped, his legs still in the water.

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen