pummelled
Example Sentences
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The Kospi, which was pummelled almost 19 percent on Tuesday and Wednesday before bouncing more than nine percent Thursday, shed 1.5 percent.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
The group pummelled the bot with more than 1,000 prompts to bypass the safeguards and convince Claude they were allowed to test the system for vulnerabilities.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
Also on the main card, rising Frenchman Benoit Saint Denis pummelled New Zealand's Dan Hooker with a second round technical knockout in the lightweight.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
After 40 overs, they were 202-5 with Wolvaardt on 101, before an astonishing acceleration saw 117 runs pummelled from the last 10.
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025
I felt as if I were being pummelled by a great fist.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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