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

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

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

It’s a continued reversal of the war trade that had pummeled stocks and sent oil past $100 a barrel.

From Barron's • Apr. 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

She unleashed a miniature onslaught, and it took everything I had to shield myself as her tiny fists and feet pummeled me.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia