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Recent Examples of pistol-whip
When Washington refused to give the robbers the password to his phone, he was pistol-whipped.
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
Investigators detained the 19 people from the Aurora apartment complex Tuesday for questioning after a man and a woman were forcibly removed from their apartment to another vacant unit, bound, pistol-whipped, threatened and tortured for hours, according to the police department.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 19 Dec. 2024
One man was shot to death and another pistol-whipped by a crew of crooks on a Bronx street, police said Monday.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
The gunman pistol-whipped the younger man while the second suspect hit him with an unknown object.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 Nov. 2024
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
Investigators detained the 19 people from the Aurora apartment complex Tuesday for questioning after a man and a woman were forcibly removed from their apartment to another vacant unit, bound, pistol-whipped, threatened and tortured for hours, according to the police department.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 19 Dec. 2024
One man was shot to death and another pistol-whipped by a crew of crooks on a Bronx street, police said Monday.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
The gunman pistol-whipped the younger man while the second suspect hit him with an unknown object.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pistol-whip
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The Speccie’s star columnist is the rudest man in Christendom, the Godzilla of contumely, an all-time non-sufferer of fools who horsewhips his targets the way Hunter S. Thompson and Christopher Hitchens once did.—
Kyle Smith,
National Review,
23 Apr. 2020
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In reality, Watson wasn’t a bar fighter or famous for horsewhipping cowboys.—
Eliza McGraw,
Smithsonian,
12 Mar. 2018
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Stephens would do well to stop flagellating himself and the Never Trumpers and instead join democracy advocates in defending the rule of law in a dangerous new world.—
DP Opinion,
The Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2025
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Pop stars being badasses, as ever, but expressing doubt, and doing it without the flagellating self-destruction that might have come with an early iteration.—
Susannah Felts,
Longreads,
27 Apr. 2023
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News round-up Real Madrid set up El Clasico in Spain’s Supercopa by leathering Mallorca 3-0 last night.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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Almost from the start, Dharavi was defined by its industries: from the traditional potters of Gujarat who began arriving in the late 1800s, to leather tanners from Tamil Nadu and embroidery workers from Uttar Pradesh.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN,
29 June 2024
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Furnishings vary from room to room, featuring different styles of settees, including some made from caning and wicker materials.—
Lori Weisberg,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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The abolitionist Massachusetts senator Charles Sumner was caned nearly to death on the floor of the Senate in 1856.—
Kori Schake,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Apr. 2019
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Escalon insistently guided her into the act of spanking the doll.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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While parents will make their own decisions on spanking, experts have increasingly advised against the tactic.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
15 Jan. 2025
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But from the perspective of Mark, he has been assaulted.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
14 Feb. 2025
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During one of these ambushes, the settlers come after you, Basel, and during another, the soldiers also physically assault you.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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Kimberly, who was injured during the initial attack, managed to save Maranda by strapping her in the backseat of the couple's truck.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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There, in a section of old-growth forest that’s not open to tourists, she emotionally strong-arms two ecological researchers into strapping her into a harness and taking her up into the canopy with them.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
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Although the bullet didn't penetrate Yarl's brain, the impact knocked him to the ground.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2025
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In May 2024, CNN released hotel security footage from 2016 that showed Combs striking Cassie, knocking her to the ground, and dragging her down a hallway.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Pistol-whip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pistol-whip. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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