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as in cooperated
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
clubbed together to share their love of model rockets
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as in lashed
to strike repeatedly
frustrated, the gardener clubbed the inoffensive weed into submission
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Recent Examples of clubbed
Tibbs clubbed 28 home runs in his junior year at Florida State, powering the Seminoles to their first College World Series trip since 2019.
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Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Stuart Fairchild clubbed a go-ahead two-run homer for the Taiwan team in the eighth inning, while a squeeze bunt broke a tie in the tenth inning.
—Maria Torres, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
In the bottom half of the frame, Aiden Robbins clubbed UT's fourth home run of the night out to left field to extend the Longhorns' lead to five runs.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
An inning later, Judge clubbed another two-run dinger off Ricky Vanasco.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
Two days before the 1994 US Figure Skating Championships, Nancy Kerrigan was walking to her locker after practice when she was clubbed above the knee by a stranger.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
Nearly four decades ago around Christmas and New Year’s, a young woman was clubbed to death in her Jacksonville home with her baby unharmed.
—Scott Butler, Florida Times-Union, 15 Jan. 2026
Williams clubbed aside Bozeman, got to Herbert in a flash and sent him flying to the turf like a 6-foot-6 bowling pin.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Reigns speared Paul, who had clubbed his opponents with brass knuckles.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Stuart Fairchild clubbed a go-ahead two-run homer for the Taiwan team in the eighth inning, while a squeeze bunt broke a tie in the tenth inning.
—Maria Torres, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
In the bottom half of the frame, Aiden Robbins clubbed UT's fourth home run of the night out to left field to extend the Longhorns' lead to five runs.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
An inning later, Judge clubbed another two-run dinger off Ricky Vanasco.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
Two days before the 1994 US Figure Skating Championships, Nancy Kerrigan was walking to her locker after practice when she was clubbed above the knee by a stranger.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
Nearly four decades ago around Christmas and New Year’s, a young woman was clubbed to death in her Jacksonville home with her baby unharmed.
—Scott Butler, Florida Times-Union, 15 Jan. 2026
Williams clubbed aside Bozeman, got to Herbert in a flash and sent him flying to the turf like a 6-foot-6 bowling pin.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Reigns speared Paul, who had clubbed his opponents with brass knuckles.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clubbed
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The housing market has not cooperated, and its push into serving professional contractors hasn't been able to move the needle, given that activity is sluggish everywhere.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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The driver of the Mazda remained at the scene of the collision and cooperated with authorities, police said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
25 Mar. 2026
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After Cooke lashed out verbally, Wilson intervened and later comforted Batula in a conversation picked up by their microphones.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Trump has lashed out at a number of G7 members and NATO allies for not responding to his calls for help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, although in recent days several of them had indicated a willingness to back appropriate action to restore the key waterway to normal traffic.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Sixth grader Starry Hampton said the students were united in their effort to protest ICE.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Many Wisconsinites know the Republican Party was founded in Ripon, when 54 of its about 100 voters united under a new banner to oppose the expansion of slavery in 1854.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Old timers can recall when clockwork storms pounded in the summer and drizzled in the winter.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The fort stood high above the river, where fearsome artillery was able to turn back the Union gunboats that had pounded low-lying Fort Henry into submission.—
Bill Steiden,
Des Moines Register,
24 Mar. 2026
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White Settlement detectives collaborated with agencies across North Texas to determine whether the three suspects were connected to similar incidents in the Metroplex, according to the statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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According to the indictment, Rivera also collaborated with Gorrín to arrange a meeting between Sessions, the Texas Republican congressman, and Maduro in Caracas.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Rumor has it the fashion crowd licked the shelves clean in Paris as soon as the first designs hit stores.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2026
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Of course, the flue was closed, so the fire licked up the walls, left a smell like the fall, like ancient smokehouses and dung.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Johannesen added that Americans’ love of cooking, honed during the pandemic, has merged into this moment of at-home entertaining.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Even with no other detectable galaxies around it, this galaxy — known as MCG+01–02–015 — displays enormous evidence of having merged with smaller galaxies over its cosmic history.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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For 10 minutes, Boyd took in the scene as the flags whipped above the center-field scoreboard, Cubs infielders took grounders and stadium workers finished final preparations before 39,712 fans streamed into the ballpark.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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This pizza has soppressata, whipped ricotta and drizzles of hot honey.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Clubbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clubbed. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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