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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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But the production crisis, which has rocked Hollywood and pummeled its workforce, has reached a critical juncture.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Hermes International shares, trading at 34 times earnings, got pummeled on Wednesday after the luxury-goods maker reported slower-than-expected first-quarter sales growth.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

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

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The wind pummeled the balloon as if it were an inverted punching bag, then tore it to pieces and cast shreds of its nine thousand yards of silk as far as half a mile away.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson