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as in shuts
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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as in slaps
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 collides
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the car slammed into the wall with a fearful crunch
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as in attacks
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
slammed the cast members for forgetting their lines on opening night
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as in blows
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
gave the stubborn nail one last slam with the hammer
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as in claps
a loud explosive sound
shut the door with a loud slam
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as in jails
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
sported a gang tattoo on his arm that had gotten him plenty of respect in the slam
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as in collisions
a forceful coming together of two things
the sudden slam of my head against the trunk of the car
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Recent Examples of slams
The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
Painstaking recovery, after Hurricane Milton slams Florida, the Southeast reels from a second disaster in two weeks.
—ABC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Brown is casting Moreno as a wealthy businessman who is out for himself, and Moreno, R-Ohio, slams Brown as a career politician who is a rubber stamp for President Joe Biden and Harris.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Salvation comes when a man slams into him.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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The film contains one of the great gross-out scenes of all time, in which Adjani has a bloody, violent miscarriage in a Berlin subway station and slams her body around as if in the throes of an exorcism.
—The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
Painstaking recovery, after Hurricane Milton slams Florida, the Southeast reels from a second disaster in two weeks.
—ABC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Brown is casting Moreno as a wealthy businessman who is out for himself, and Moreno, R-Ohio, slams Brown as a career politician who is a rubber stamp for President Joe Biden and Harris.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Salvation comes when a man slams into him.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slams
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The job involves high stakes, and having a deficit of said employees fuels a number of near misses of airplane collisions, as close calls involving crashes happen on average multiple times a week per a 2023 New York Times investigation.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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The sporting body World Sailing has reported at least eight instances in which crews had to abandon boats because of collisions with what were believed to be containers.CBS News, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
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They are being moved to six prisons across the state.NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Officials said 841 men incarcerated at Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution in Spruce Pine were evacuated to seven different prisons.NBC News, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
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After that, the studio released the stop-motion hits ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and The Two Strings and Missing Link.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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When pericarditis hits, the flare can cause debilitating fatigue which significantly impacts daily life.Carol Schram, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Joe Mathews criticizes politicians for working to shut down homeless camps.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement The Freedom Party calls for an end to sanctions against Russia and criticizes Western military aid to Ukraine.Stephanie Liechtenstein, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
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But winning this will mean landing punches, and taking them.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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But winning this will mean landing punches, and taking them.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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Mars Storm Rucker blasts the roof off the place as Whatshername, the girl that Johnny falls in love with in the city.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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The state agency has aired concerns about what the impacts will be on the state’s wildlife if rocket blasts significantly increase from Vandenberg Space Force Base, and have asked military officials to mitigate impacts and increase wildlife monitoring.Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Detroit Pistons team owner Tom Gores claps during the press conference on July 30, 2021 at the Pistons Performance Center in Detroit, Michigan.Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
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When the camera zooms in on Haines, the gnat can be seen buzzing around above her head (as evidenced in Entertainment Weekly's extremely serious investigative photos below) before Goldberg launches her military action and claps her hands while Haines speaks.EW.com, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Both massive drones are based on the Robinson R44 full-scale helicopter—the world’s best-seller—with a maximum takeoff weight of 2,500 pounds.Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
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The guard members said crews stationed with them at McGhee Tyson Airport have rescued about 100 people over the weekend and delivered tens of thousands of pounds of supplies.NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Slams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slams. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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