as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
pummeled the mugger with her fists until help arrived
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Recent Examples of pummel
Kelce and the Chiefs went on to get pummeled by the Eagles, who beat them 40-22.
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Sam Gillette, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
This week’s storm comes roughly a month after the Kansas City area was pummeled by a record-breaking blizzard.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025
Satellite imagery captured an atmospheric river pummeling Northern California and the Pacific Northwest on Sunday.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
The historic, late-September storm pummeled Western North Carolina leaving a wake of devastation.
—USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
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Sam Gillette, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
This week’s storm comes roughly a month after the Kansas City area was pummeled by a record-breaking blizzard.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025
Satellite imagery captured an atmospheric river pummeling Northern California and the Pacific Northwest on Sunday.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
The historic, late-September storm pummeled Western North Carolina leaving a wake of devastation.
—USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pummel
Verb
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Aretha started singing some deep gospel licks that — especially when heard up close — were powerful and dramatic.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2025
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The video was followed by a black-and-white photo of Hobbs licking the Moana star's face and a clip of him playfully biting his hand.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Sen both understood Oberon’s desire to hide a secret and recognized a trace of her South Asian accent.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Imani Randolph, a model and creator, recalls her mom’s upbringing in the Bronx where effort wasn’t hidden, it was celebrated.—
Daisy Maldonado,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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Musk pounded his chest and raised his right arm in an angular motion while giving his speech.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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That involved Shorrock and a few others pounding posts in the ground, putting up heavy metal fencing and twisting metal ties together.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The pick is for Turner to beat Bahamondes via knockout.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Without Messi in Mascherano’s preferred 4-4-2 formation, Inter Miami had a tough time beating Cavalier FC.—
Franco Panizo,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Even before that, Trump has lashed out at Ukraine, blaming its leaders for Putin’s invasion and occupation of their country.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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Teens are notorious for being unable to reconcile internal feelings of guilt and shame and, not knowing what to do with the discomfort, lashing out at an external source.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
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The wind up here had whipped the snow into a sharp rib that came to a point on Denali’s Archdeacon’s Tower.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Add the egg whites: In the clean bowl of the electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed until soft peaks form, 4-5 minutes.—
Peter Burke,
Fox News,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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By one estimate, a single square meter of ground may be pelted with 100 million bacteria during every hour of a rainstorm.—
Carl Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Feb. 2025
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Pico and others have pelted the PFL with criticism.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Hackman slapped the man, according to an account in the Associated Press. 'Reach for the stars!' Hackman also had a prankster side.—
Rick Jervis,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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That show, however, was overshadowed by Will Smith slapping Chris Rock in the face onstage over a joke Rock made about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.—
Lucia Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Pummel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pummel. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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