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as in shutting
to shove into a closed position with force and noise
please don't slam the door every time you step out
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2
as in knocking
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
she slammed the ball deep into center field
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as in bumping
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the car slammed into the wall with a fearful crunch
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as in attacking
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
slammed the cast members for forgetting their lines on opening night
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Recent Examples of slamming
Bystander video footage that has since gone viral captured a masked federal agent fire multiple shots into Good's vehicle, which then drove up the street before slamming into the back of another car.
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Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Convenience store owners are slamming the proposal as restrictive and unnecessary.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Shriver, a longtime journalist and former first lady of California, shared a lengthy post slamming the news on social media.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
Further investigation of the Whippet revealed a powerful shock wave propagating outwards from the central source at around 20% the speed of light, or around 134 million miles per hour (215 million kilometers per hour), slamming into surrounding gas.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2026
All Elite Wrestling is suplexing, slamming and crashing its way back into Denver.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
At that point, Spees abruptly used force, slamming her to the pavement.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026
Instead of slamming it home, Antetokounmpo soared over the defenders to make an improbable catch, landed and flicked an on-target pass to Rollins for a corner 3 before falling out of bounds to give Milwaukee a 14-point lead.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
His brief mention of the shutdown focused on slamming Democrats.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
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Congress made history at the end of last year by shutting the government down for the longest period in history, at 43 days.—
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That's because most grocery, retail, and restaurant chains will remain open on New Year's Eve, albeit with adjusted hours, while some will be shutting their doors on New Year's Day.—
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The right words can open doors the heart’s been knocking on for a while.—
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Once the buzz starts, fringe brands come knocking.—
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Bolstering that pair — or, even better, the second pair, and bumping down rookie Axel Sandin-Pellikka to the third — would go a long way toward solidifying the blue line.—
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The notice also says the positions involved aren’t tied to a union, so bumping rights don’t apply.—
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Obstructing, impeding, or attacking federal law enforcement is a federal crime.—
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What now is the difference between the United States attacking Venezuela in order to install new leadership and Russia invading Ukraine to effect annexation and leadership change?—
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One woman carried a flag for Palestine, while a man banging a cowbell hung a flag of communist Cuba on his backpack.—
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Gamers have turned to walkthroughs and hints for years, but usually after banging their own heads against difficult challenges, and hence learning something in the process.—
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Mimicking what happened seven years earlier after the Dallas playoff win in Charlotte, the players ran back outside and took a lap around the stadium, slapping hands with delirious home fans.—
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That means not just the sound of rubber slapping the pavement or the whir of electric motors—the soundtrack of a Formula E race—but something new and artificial or, more generously, bespoke.—
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Once stationary, deactivate all lights except the hazard flashers, engage the emergency brake, and release the brake pedal to ensure your tail lights are not illuminated, reducing the risk of other drivers colliding with your stationary vehicle.—
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After colliding with Sanchez’s vehicle, the driver allegedly continued to elude police and struck a recreational vehicle parked on private property.—
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But more recently, groups of citizens have grown tired of scolding and have begun reaching for the birch rod.—
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But acknowledging, or god forbid, scolding the internet for laughing at Kirk would only give it all more power.—
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“Slamming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slamming. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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