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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
Latest on Temple Israel attack Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, the man who rammed a truck into a West Bloomfield Township synagogue Thursday, killed himself inside the facility when confronted by security, according to details provided by the FBI.
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Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Newly obtained images and video allegedly show the man accused in Thursday’s synagogue attack in Michigan purchasing more than $2,000 worth of fireworks two days before ramming a truck into Temple Israel outside Detroit.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Employees at the synagogue had taken an active shooter prevention training class just weeks earlier, and the building had bollards placed around it in an attempt to slow a ramming attack.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
During the resulting pursuit, Baldner rammed his police vehicle into the rear of the Goodses' car twice.
—Mike Randall, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
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Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Newly obtained images and video allegedly show the man accused in Thursday’s synagogue attack in Michigan purchasing more than $2,000 worth of fireworks two days before ramming a truck into Temple Israel outside Detroit.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Employees at the synagogue had taken an active shooter prevention training class just weeks earlier, and the building had bollards placed around it in an attempt to slow a ramming attack.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
During the resulting pursuit, Baldner rammed his police vehicle into the rear of the Goodses' car twice.
—Mike Randall, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ram
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Nobody’s going to bump into them in a hallway and offer career advice.—
Dennis Kozak,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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The victory bumped the Oilers to second place behind Anaheim and ahead of Vegas.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Which is exactly why Paradise’s increasingly disruptive flirtations with time travel feel frustrating on a structural level, like the show is cramming another puzzle box inside the puzzle box.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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Or, worse, will be figuratively crammed down the students’ throats.—
James Coffin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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Instead, the driver decided to speed away, police spokesman Christopher Bess said.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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The vehicle sped away from law enforcement after an officer activated their squad car's emergency lights and siren, according to officials.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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And drummer Josh Freese, who returned to Nine Inch Nails last year after Foo Fighters dropped him for NIN’s previous drummer, Ilan Rubin, banged a percussion solo long enough for his bandmates to rush and join him on the main stage.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
12 Mar. 2026
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With pulsating strobe lights and a head-banging remix to Britney Spears’s Toxic blaring overhead, models stomped out in clothes that could go straight from the runway and into the nearest nightclub.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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Gasoline prices have raced closer to $4 per gallon during the war, squeezing many household budgets that are already under pressure.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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Research budgets were gutted, marketing hollowed out, suppliers squeezed.—
Paul Polman,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Teoscar Hernandez hit a three-run home run and Eliezer Alfonzo drove in two with a double during a five-run third inning.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 Mar. 2026
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Serafini then left the home on foot to meet with Scott, who had been waiting for him in the getaway car to drive back to Nevada.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Defender Nathan Byrne and Inter Miami’s Mateo Silvetti collided in an early head-on crash, with Silvetti drawing a yellow card.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Mar. 2026
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If the two black holes involved in S241125n collided inside such a disk, the situation would be very different from a merger occurring in empty space.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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These jalapeños are stuffed with melty cheese and wrapped in bacon for a classic bite sized treat that can't be beat.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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Vautin has created a true stationery smorgasbord, stuffed with creamy notebooks, wax seals, fountain pens and inks, wee porcelain bowls, mini-colored-pencil sets, gift wrap, highlighter pens, Hobonichi planners, a bounty of illustrated stickers, and washi-tape rolls by the dozen.—
Dan Stahl,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Ram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ram. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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