Thesaurus / slam
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That moment endeared me to the fierce front woman and former slam poet.
TARRIONA “TANK” BALL’S PLAYLIST IS PURE FRIEND GOALSBRANDE VICTORIANFEBRUARY 19, 2021ESSENCE.COMMembers of the Texas Rangers once chastised him for turning a 3-0 pitch into a grand slam in a game the Padres were winning handily — in other words, for not holding back.
THE FERNANDO TATIS JR. DEAL IS HUGE, BUT SO ARE THE PADRES’ AMBITION AND BASEBALL’S EXPECTATIONSCHELSEA JANESFEBRUARY 18, 2021WASHINGTON POSTAt-home tech, however, isn’t always a slam dunk, so brands have to be keenly aware of the marketplace and be agile when it comes to what they are providing.
L’ORÉAL EYES AT-HOME TECH MARKET TO ACCELERATE ITS DTC PLANSEB JOSEPHJANUARY 19, 2021DIGIDAYBeal gave Bryant the critique, and one play later, the guard found Bryant under the basket for the slam.
THOMAS BRYANT IS MAKING THE LEAP BY CONTROLLING HIS EMOTIONS. WESTBROOK AND BEAL HELP, TOO.AVA WALLACEJANUARY 6, 2021WASHINGTON POSTHe also made his first All-Star Game, where he won the slam dunk contest, which featured a team format for the first time.
THE GREATEST MOMENTS OF JOHN WALL’S DECADE WITH THE WIZARDSSCOTT ALLENDECEMBER 3, 2020WASHINGTON POSTEven if these companies live up to their now lofty expectations and their stocks end up being grand slam investments, it’s not going to be a straight line up and to the right.
WHY EVEN THE BEST STOCKS HAVE TO CRASHBEN CARLSONSEPTEMBER 13, 2020FORTUNEShe glanced uneasily at Gwynne and fancied she could hear him slam the lid of his breeding upon a supercilious sputter.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTONExpectantly I follow his movements; I recognize the vigorous slam of the door and the click of the spring lock.
PRISON MEMOIRS OF AN ANARCHISTALEXANDER BERKMANSomething in the way she said it made it sound like a little slam on the boss, and of course I wasn't going to stand for that.
THE WRECKERSFRANCIS LYNDEInto the hut bounded Frank, and the door went to with a slam.
FRANK MERRIWELL'S BRAVERYBURT L. STANDISHWORDS RELATED TO SLAM
- affronting
- belittling
- burlesquing
- caricaturing
- cracking
- curling one's lip
- decrying
- deriding
- detracting
- disdaining
- disparaging
- dumping
- fleering
- flouting
- gibing
- girding
- giving Bronx cheer
- grinning
- holding in contempt
- holding up to ridicule
- insulting
- jeering
- jesting
- lampooning
- laughing at
- leering
- looking down on
- putting down
- quipping at
- rallying
- ranking out
- ridiculing
- satirizing
- scoffing
- scorning
- slamming
- slighting
- smiling
- sneezing at
- snickering
- sniff at
- swiping
- taunting
- travestying
- turning up one's nose
- twitting
- underrating
- affronts
- belittles
- burlesques
- caricatures
- cracks
- curls one's lip
- decries
- derides
- detracts
- disdains
- disparages
- dumps
- fleers
- flouts
- gibes
- girds
- gives Bronx cheer
- grins
- holds in contempt
- holds up to ridicule
- insults
- jeers
- jests
- lampoons
- laughs at
- leers
- looks down on
- puts down
- quips at
- rallies
- ranks out
- ridicules
- satirizes
- scoffs
- scorns
- slams
- slights
- smiles
- sneezes at
- snickers
- sniff at
- swipes
- taunts
- travesties
- turns up one's nose
- twits
- underrates
- babble
- bang
- bark
- blare
- blow
- boom
- burst
- buzz
- cackle
- chatter
- clack
- clang
- clank
- clap
- clatter
- clink
- crash
- creak
- detonate
- echo
- emit
- explode
- hum
- jabber
- jangle
- jar
- moan
- murmur
- patter
- play
- rattle
- reflect
- resonate
- resound
- reverberate
- ring
- roar
- rumble
- shout
- shriek
- shrill
- sing
- slam
- smash
- snort
- squawk
- thud
- thump
- thunder
- toot
- trumpet
- vibrate
- whine
- whisper
- babbles
- bangs
- barks
- blares
- blows
- booms
- bursts
- buzzes
- cackles
- chatters
- clacks
- clangs
- clanks
- claps
- clatters
- clinks
- crashes
- creaks
- detonates
- echoes
- emits
- explodes
- hums
- jabbers
- jangles
- jars
- moans
- murmurs
- patters
- plays
- rattles
- reflects
- resonates
- resounds
- reverberates
- rings
- roars
- rumbles
- shouts
- shrieks
- shrills
- sings
- slams
- smashes
- snorts
- squawks
- thuds
- thumps
- thunders
- toots
- trumpets
- vibrates
- whines
- whispers
- annoy
- badger
- bait
- banter
- be at
- bedevil
- beleaguer
- bother
- chaff
- devil
- disturb
- dog
- gibe
- give a hard time
- gnaw
- goad
- harass
- harry
- hector
- importune
- jive
- josh
- lead on
- mock
- needle
- nudge
- pester
- pick on
- plague
- put down
- rag
- rally
- razz
- rib
- ride
- ridicule
- roast
- send up
- slam
- snap
- sound
- spoof
- swipe at
- tantalize
- taunt
- torment
- vex
- worry
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