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pummeled

VERB

beat, pommel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bash batter crush flog knock lash maul pelt punch smack thrash trounce wallop whip

STRONG

belt clout club cudgel hammer hit lick mash pound ram slug strike swat whale wham

WEAK

let one have it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compliment fail lose praise surrender

STRONG

tap

Example Sentences

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Take two examples from Game 3, when the Spurs pummeled the Blazers by 38 points in the second half.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

They’ve already been pummeled by years of high inflation.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

On the ground, Iran’s infrastructure has been pummeled.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

Firms’ margins would be pummeled and consumer wage growth dragged underwater.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The Gray Sisters screeched and pummeled each other and cried out for their eye.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan