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as in to bump
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 to speed
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 ram
Pino, focused on returning to Ocean Reef for his daughter’s birthday dinner, operated his 29-foot Robalo on the wrong side of the channel, ultimately ramming the boat into the steel marker, Adams said.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Two other cops suffered minor injuries when the suspect rammed into their vehicles.
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Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
Anyone shorter than 5-foot-6 — about half of American adults — would frequently be rammed to the pavement.
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New York Times,
21 June 2026
During the chase that followed, Guevara allegedly attempted to ram police multiple times, drove the wrong way down an Interstate 680 offramp, and reached speeds of 120 miles per hour.
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Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Two other cops suffered minor injuries when the suspect rammed into their vehicles.
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Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
Anyone shorter than 5-foot-6 — about half of American adults — would frequently be rammed to the pavement.
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New York Times,
21 June 2026
During the chase that followed, Guevara allegedly attempted to ram police multiple times, drove the wrong way down an Interstate 680 offramp, and reached speeds of 120 miles per hour.
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Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ram
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My first glimpse of an elephant came as our safari game viewer bumped along the road from the airstrip to camp.
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Tea leaves provide natural acidity to plants that enjoy the boost and can bump nitrogen levels when added to compost.
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The wealthiest travelers have stopped trying to cram everything in.
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The semiconductor giant says it's now managed to cram nearly 100 billion tiny transistors on to a chip the size of a human fingernail.
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Cain pointed out that having the president of the United States greasing the wheels definitely helped speed things along.
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Boise and Ada County have created infractions for speeding on the Greenbelt, and the city worked with Lime, a popular electric transportation company, to limit scooter speeds in parts of the city.
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Gently bang pan on counter 2–3 times to eliminate any large air bubbles.
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Haaland and his teammates sat on the wet pitch as Ødegaard banged the drum.
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As artificial intelligence transforms the job market and rising living costs squeeze family budgets, the University of California system is making the case that its degrees remain valuable investments.
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Breweries may not have the budget or staff to create art and with rising costs squeezing small businesses, many breweries started to feature obvious generative AI art prominently as a way to talk about events or create content.
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The abnormal heat has been driven by the onset of El Niño, a natural climate pattern characterized by unusually warm waters along the equatorial tropical Pacific Ocean.
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Congestion is difficult to predict, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic, when driving behavior shifted and peak traffic hours spread out instead of sticking to the more uniform 9-to-5 workday.
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Video showed Quansah’s studs colliding with Gallardo’s calf and the referee issued Quansah a red card that delighted the crowd as England’s lineup was reduced to 10 men.
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Mexican keeper Raúl Rangel charged out and collided with Gordon and was immediately whistled for a penalty.
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All explore Sicilian heart and heritage through Canadian ingredients, evident in dishes like smart pinwheels of bucatini stuffed with sea urchin and rock crab and crisped to order.
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Her feed is stuffed with photos of her biking, skiing, climbing, working out, often in outfits from Skinfit, from which her followers can get ten per cent off.
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“Ram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ram. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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