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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

McIlroy, with the adrenaline pumping, hammered his tee shot on the 170-yard par three 16th beyond the pin and off the back of the green.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

The flip side was that bets on a wartime commodity shock got hammered, with a selloff ranging from international major oil companies like Exxon Mobil, Texas shale drillers such as Apache and natural-gas exporter Cheniere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

A low-level job at a local radio station led to an on-air position at its TV affiliate, where Kavanagh’s big break came in 1978 when a massive blizzard hammered the Northeast.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Crab hammered one fist into the other palm for emphasis.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds