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slamming

[slam-ing] / ˈslæm ɪŋ /


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Slamming tables, raising his voice, Bellamy erupted in front of his players.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Slamming 1,250 hp to the ground in an electromechanically coupled instant, the ZR1X can bolt to 60 mph in under 2 seconds on its way to a ¼-mile under 9 seconds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Slamming the other mainstream candidates could alienate their backers and give the underdogs the attention they are craving.

From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2016

Slamming the door in their faces would be a betrayal of our values.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2015

Slamming it closed, I toss it on my nightstand, which knocks off the folder of Pops’s puzzles, which of course lands on its end, dumping the loose paper every which way.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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