pummelled
Example Sentences
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The group pummelled the bot with more than 1,000 prompts to bypass the safeguards and convince Claude they were allowed to test the system for vulnerabilities.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
Unusually intense monsoon rains pummelled parts of South and Southeast Asia in November and December, triggering landslides and floods from Indonesia's rainforests to highland plantations in Sri Lanka.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Also on the main card, rising Frenchman Benoit Saint Denis pummelled New Zealand's Dan Hooker with a second round technical knockout in the lightweight.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
A series of named storms that pummelled the UK beginning in the autumn of 2023 helped cause widespread flooding in early January.
From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025
I felt as if I were being pummelled by a great fist.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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