clobbered

verb

Definition of clobberednext
past tense of clobber
1
as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner he clobbered the ball, sending it in a high arc toward the back wall

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2
as in whipped
to defeat by a large margin they clobbered the opposing team

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clobbered
  1. whipped
  2. hit
  3. bombed
  4. trounced
  5. buried
  6. slammed
  7. flattened
  8. punched
Verb
  • Viral food trends – whether it’s whipped coffee, baked feta pasta, or the infamous butter boards – can spread like wildfire, captivating millions of viewers in mere hours.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Top the cups with Greek yogurt or whipped coconut cream to mimic Frankeinsteins's hair.
    Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • Criswell was pressed specifically on FEMA's response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which hit the Southeast back-to-back, NPR's Debbie Elliott says.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The semi also hit one semi-truck, which was parked along the shoulder of the highway.
    David Chiu, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of hit
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  • The family used to farm and attend church in their hometown of Sake but fled in February when it was bombed.
    Sam Mednick and Ruth Alonga, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Israel's military ordered civilians to leave north Gaza even as the area was bombed, and many who have been forcibly displaced multiple times have reportedly refused to leave.
    NBC News, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of bombed
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  • Intel stock has dropped 50% this year, as the company has been trounced by Nvidia in artificial intelligence chips and has lost share to Advanced Micro Devices in its core PC and data center market.
    Rohan Goswami, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
  • This week, the country was trounced by Austria, 5-1, in a UEFA Nations League game.
    Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of trounced
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  • Musk has for years buried certain critics under an avalanche of legal troubles.
    David Ingram, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Instead, the country will honor the victims, many of whom were buried in unmarked graves at psychiatric and other sites that were places of care in New Zealand.
    Reuters, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of buried
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  • Helene’s aftermath At least 213 people have died since Hurricane Helene slammed the Southeast more than a week ago.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Jerry, who did not survive, is one of more than 200 people killed by Hurricane Helene, which slammed into the Southeast last week.
    Marissa Parra, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of slammed
Verb
  • The radical potential of the scene has mostly evaporated, flattened and flayed into vague signifiers.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 3 Oct. 2024
  • According to agent Steven Gottlieb at Coldwell Banker Warburg in New York, the ubiquitousness of the internet has somewhat flattened the various seasonal patterns that used to be a guide.
    Terri Williams, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of flattened
Verb
  • The family said Kyle Raleigh punched Troy Morrow and slammed him to the pavement.
    Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Days later, Ann Arbor police say someone punched a student on the porch of a home where students from a historically Jewish fraternity live.
    Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of punched
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