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as in scurrying
to proceed or move quickly
pelted away when the cops arrived
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2
as in throwing
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
pelted snowballs at each other while waiting for the bus
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as in pounding
to strike repeatedly
pelted the other kids with pebbles
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Recent Examples of pelting
Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Traitors is about the gullible and the skeptical working together to sieve the fraudulent from the truthful, an amalgamated nightmare of village idiots locking themselves in the stocks and pelting each other with rotten fruit.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
On Thursday a few dozen people gathered on the one-way street where Good was killed, blocking the road with steel drums filled with burning wood for warmth to ward of a pelting freezing rain.
—Michael Biesecker, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
On Thursday a few dozen people gathered on the one-way street where Good was killed, blocking the road with steel drums filled with burning wood for warmth to ward of a pelting freezing rain.
—Michael Biesecker, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins were on their toes and circling, pelting goaltender Jet Greaves with puck after puck.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Broncos fans were pelting Raiders players with snowballs – some with batters in them.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
The footage showed that without responding, an officer smashed Hoskins’ passenger-side window, pelting him with shards of glass.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
First Amendment groups have accused federal authorities of carrying out excessive tactics, including pelting protesters and the media with tear gas and pepper balls.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
Did the facility not realize that temperatures in the 50s in Chicago in January are not normal, or that there had been pelting rain outside all day, or that that facility also has ice below the court?
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Traitors is about the gullible and the skeptical working together to sieve the fraudulent from the truthful, an amalgamated nightmare of village idiots locking themselves in the stocks and pelting each other with rotten fruit.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
On Thursday a few dozen people gathered on the one-way street where Good was killed, blocking the road with steel drums filled with burning wood for warmth to ward of a pelting freezing rain.
—Michael Biesecker, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
On Thursday a few dozen people gathered on the one-way street where Good was killed, blocking the road with steel drums filled with burning wood for warmth to ward of a pelting freezing rain.
—Michael Biesecker, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins were on their toes and circling, pelting goaltender Jet Greaves with puck after puck.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Broncos fans were pelting Raiders players with snowballs – some with batters in them.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
The footage showed that without responding, an officer smashed Hoskins’ passenger-side window, pelting him with shards of glass.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
First Amendment groups have accused federal authorities of carrying out excessive tactics, including pelting protesters and the media with tear gas and pepper balls.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pelting
Noun
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Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images Amadou Onana’s usual whipping up of the crowd comes after every Aston Villa win.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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When your skin barrier is feeling particularly tight and angry from Arctic wing whipping, this pick is an easy fix.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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DeMar DeRozan just slammed a water bottle to the floor, sending several courtside attendants scurrying into action to mop up the mess.—
HECTOR AMEZCUA,
Sacbee.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Crushed like a scurrying cucaracha on the kitchen floor.—
Greg Cote
January 30,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The council was established in April 2024, nearly three years after President Jovenel Moïse was killed at his residence, throwing Haiti into widespread upheaval.—
EVENS SANON,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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After Lathan Sommerville drew consecutive trips to the line, and no whistle blew when Dent was contacted on a drive, Cronin ran onto the court, throwing his fists in anger, and yelling at an official.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
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With its newest release, Canadian RV specialist Leisure Travel Vans (LTV) adjusts focus from luxurious leisure to heart-pounding adventure travel.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Feb. 2026
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But if Robert Icke’s pulse-pounding Broadway production is any indication, Sophocles’ 2,500-year-old Greek tragedy still has the ability to shock.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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As the trailer promises, those threats — whether of the high-flying, head-smashing, fiery, toothy or mysterious variety — will leave audiences on the edge of their seats, and holding onto their butts.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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Most of the smashing is done by Tamburlaine, a Scythian shepherd by birth, who rises to the peaks of power, lays waste to one kingdom after another, and has the temerity, at the climax of Part 1, not to die.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Meza Gonzalez and David Christian, one of her attorneys, refused to answer questions from reporters about the plea agreement, hurrying down a flight of stairs at the Cadena-Reeves Justice Center.—
Megan Rodriguez,
San Antonio Express-News,
27 Jan. 2026
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But one weekend in November, people who would typically be hurrying by, staring down at their phones, stopped.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
15 Dec. 2025
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Glenn responded by hurling several racial slurs at Proctor.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Footage shows one of the several adults in the room looking towards a child before taking off what looks to be a white sneaker and hurling it across the room towards a child.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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As finger-licking as the savory food is, the real headliner here is dessert.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
6 Feb. 2026
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Mitch West, meanwhile, was licking his wounds on Monday night, when snow still hadn’t touched down in his region of South Carolina.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Pelting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pelting. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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