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as in bumping
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the truck suddenly swerved and rammed into the side of a building
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as in cramming
to fit (people or things) into a tight space
rammed as many candies into his mouth as he could fit
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as in speeding
to proceed or move quickly
I threw myself out of the way as a car rammed through the crosswalk
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Recent Examples of ramming
The suspect accused of ramming a car into a metal gate at the FBI’s Pittsburgh field office quoted Abraham Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth during his confession, a special agent revealed in a criminal complaint.
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Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
After ramming it a few times, a piece of the rudder broke off, and that was even more fun because there was something to play with.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Both sides accuse each other of provocations and trespassing in incidents featuring use of water cannon, boat-ramming and maneuvers by China’s Coast Guard that the Philippines regards as dangerously close, as well as jets shadowing Philippine aircraft there.
—Reuters, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Beijing's forces have responded to Philippine challenges with blockades, ramming maneuvers, and water cannon, raising fears that a miscalculation could draw the United States into a conflict with its military rival.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
The bird flies around a few times, ramming its head into the window, then moves to another room of the house.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 26 Aug. 2025
More cement blocks and road restrictions are in place after vehicle-ramming incidents, like the Bourbon Street attack in New Orleans that left 14 dead on New Year’s Day.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
The car-ramming attack at the Magdeburg Christmas market could be politicized by far-right parties in the country, which have already made advances in parts of Germany.
—Giulia Carbonaro, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
America's Next Top Model alum Jenn An is suing Kanye West for allegedly assaulting her by choking her and ramming his fingers down her throat during the filming of a music video in 2010.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ramming
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This boundary-breaking dance drama follows Baby (Jennifer Grey) and Johnny (Patrick Swayze) in a wrong-side-of-the-tracks romantic entanglement that all starts with a rousing night of bumping and grinding.—
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Only 11% of drivers in the study admitted to violent road rage behaviors in the last year, such as bumping other cars on purpose or confronting other drivers.—
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Instead of cramming it all into a tiny box, Robeta gave it a soft curtain enclosure that keeps the look minimal and the space functional.—
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So congratulations to Claremont McKenna College for cramming hard and rightfully becoming teacher’s pet as the only institute of higher learning in the nation to score better than a C in an evaluation of their free speech policies.—
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By emphasizing the caper aspect and the goofy comedy of all this over the intricate plotting that is a hallmark of Westlake’s novels, Black lowers the stakes of a heist that involves halting a speeding NY subway refuse train and busting into a supposedly impenetrable Brooklyn vault.—
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Number of the day 167 mph That’s how fast an American Airlines plane was speeding down the runway at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday when the pilot had to slam on the brakes after a cargo plane crossed in front of it.—
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Springer was apoplectic, slamming his bat to the ground before taking out his frustration on his helmet back in the dugout.—
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The bus then hit an SUV, spinning it to the side before slamming into another truck.—
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While many traditional inner-thigh exercises focus solely on squeezing motions, more effective adductor training also incorporates movements in multiple planes and challenges the muscles to work as stabilizers rather than just prime movers.—
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The squeeze One way Californians cope with pricey housing is by squeezing more than the typical number of people into their living spaces.—
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While driving - Stick to the middle lanes and stay on elevated ground.—
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Arsenal have been so used to Saka coming inside onto his left foot, so to have a player who is equally capable of driving down the outside and running along the byline is a new threat.—
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The critique, rooted in research and observations about generational values and preparedness, is now colliding with practical workplace realities, as managers and educators scramble to bridge gaps between Gen Z expectations and employer demands.—
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No photograph could catch the smell drifting from the nearby military barracks and Indian camps; capture the murmured swirl of French, English, Arapaho, and Lakota; or let a viewer feel the colliding anxieties and expectations that hung heavy over negotiations like this.—
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First steps in that process occurred last week, when the Chokai practiced loading dummy Tomahawk munitions into its vertical launch cells.—
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In two of them — July 17, 2005, and July 5, 2008 — the Red Sox actually scored a run before loading the bases … and before Mariano Rivera then escaped all that trouble.—
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“Ramming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ramming. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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