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as in to smack
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
she was so mad that she wanted to slap him right across the face
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as in to insult
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
tired of jokes that slap people of faith
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as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
doctors used to give newborns a light slap to get them to start breathing
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as in insult
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
that comment is a slap to anyone who has ever served in the military
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Recent Examples of slap
Bryan Mena, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Surely the wind would slap her face, and unshoveled snow would sneak down her boots, wetting her socks.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 3 Dec. 2024
Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
Even just the light congratulatory helmet slaps from his teammates feel explosive.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Contending with Trump’s tariffs Trump promised last week to slap a 25% tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada and an additional 10% duty on Chinese goods on the first day of his second term.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Surely the wind would slap her face, and unshoveled snow would sneak down her boots, wetting her socks.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 3 Dec. 2024
Noun
The slap heard around the world is still ringing out.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
Even just the light congratulatory helmet slaps from his teammates feel explosive.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slap
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With the score sitting at 14-10, Crabb smacked the ball at Banesh who parried it, his touch giving Partain the option to pass it back to his teammate.Aaron Heisen, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
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Nobody will mind if they get smacked in the head by a selfie stick, or buzzed by a drone.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 9 Nov. 2024
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Now, in elevating him to one of America’s premier diplomatic postings, Trump has managed to both insult our oldest ally and flout whatever remaining standards there are for holding a senior U.S. position.Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
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And now insult me with the dubious claim about your self-serving fiction being more important than the truth.Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
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But Manchin raced across town from a previous engagement to deliver the fatal blow, 50-49.Axios, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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Then, when the entire sector was down, Siemens Energy got hit with another blow.Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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Other unusual incidents like tying a whale head to the roof of his car and hitting a bear cub with his bicycle before hiding it in Central Park added to controversy around him.Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Dec. 2024
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While some destination fitness programs go morning to night, the Ranch has built in down time for napping, reading, hitting the pool or enjoying sauna, hot tub and cold plunges.Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Opponents of name changes for ethical reasons argue that any name or word can potentially offend someone and that the meanings of words change over time.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Dec. 2024
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For a long time, she was known for trolling online, posting controversial content to go viral and often offending various communities in the process.Jack Irvin, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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The White Sox have a major need for power hitting as Jose Abreu, Eloy Jimenez and Yoan Moncada are gone and Andrew Vaughn appears to have misplaced his thump.Phil Rogers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Ariel remembered telling Maricela to hurry and then feeling a whoosh and hearing a thump behind him.Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
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And there’s Teeny doing a mocking sarcasm clap, which is my second favorite type of clap, after an inspirational movie slow clap that starts as a solitary person in a crowd and then spreads like wildfire into a full assault of applause by a large grip of onlookers.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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The President didn’t take their concerns seriously, often dismissing them with mockery and sarcasm.Luke Voyles / Made by History, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
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However, Masvidal notoriously punched Edwards backstage at an event in London in 2019.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The top speed of 218 mph went untested, but if the speedometer on one example taped on the autobahn is to believed, the LaFerrari can actually punch its way all the way to 231 mph.Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Slap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slap. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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