1
as in smacked
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 insulted
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
tired of jokes that slap people of faith
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Recent Examples of slapped
Williams then flailed his arms behind him and slapped Doncic in the throat.
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Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
Anduril has also signed deals with companies in Japan and South Korea, as well as the government of Taiwan; that last partnership caught the ire of Beijing, which slapped sanctions on both Anduril and Luckey last year.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
The other day, a girl slapped him in the face at a nightclub.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Police detectives found that Jones was assaulted in a fight that started when a woman slapped another woman who was with Jones outside the club.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2026
The two had words with each other before Brady slapped Taylor across the face.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
The ingredients aren’t random cocktail names slapped onto standard drinks — they’re built to match the films.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
Willits then slapped a single to right field to drive in a run.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
Last year, the US Treasury Department slapped sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies and imposed secondary tariffs on India for its purchases of Russian oil, all as part of a bid to stem the flow of cash funding Moscow’s war machine.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
Anduril has also signed deals with companies in Japan and South Korea, as well as the government of Taiwan; that last partnership caught the ire of Beijing, which slapped sanctions on both Anduril and Luckey last year.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
The other day, a girl slapped him in the face at a nightclub.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Police detectives found that Jones was assaulted in a fight that started when a woman slapped another woman who was with Jones outside the club.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2026
The two had words with each other before Brady slapped Taylor across the face.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
The ingredients aren’t random cocktail names slapped onto standard drinks — they’re built to match the films.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
Willits then slapped a single to right field to drive in a run.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
Last year, the US Treasury Department slapped sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies and imposed secondary tariffs on India for its purchases of Russian oil, all as part of a bid to stem the flow of cash funding Moscow’s war machine.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slapped
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When Zuccarello took a swipe with his stick and smacked McCarron in the leg, the big man responded with a Oscar-worthy acting job, feigning like he had been slashed on the wrist.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
20 Mar. 2026
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Krogstad smacked two doubles and drove in three runs.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2026
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Every episode saw celebrities of various levels of fame stopping by the studio to be questioned and, occasionally, insulted by a narcissistic cartoon character.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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Multiple teens on e-bikes insulted a student with anti-Black racial slurs and spitting, and one of the suspects injured the back leg of the victim with the tire of an e-bike, campus police said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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Video and witness statements, police said, revealed that Hussain was assaulted in the building’s lobby, struck and knocked to the ground before being forced toward his apartment.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Then in 1998, Buttered Popcorn knocked it from the top spot.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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For a man behind a franchise that’s known for platforming outspoken women, Andy Cohen sure seems offended by Sarah Michelle Gellar‘s criticism of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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Later, Netflix teams like the marketing department would be informed that her absence was due to her being offended by something that was said.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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Rod Sellers and Laettner grappled for a loose ball and Sellers elbowed Laettner in the face and slammed his head to the floor.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
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Several controversies have also slammed the Mag 7 in recent days.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Larry Calderone, president of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, the city’s largest police union, said last week that he was outraged by the manslaughter charge filed against O’Malley.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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The bases outraged Osama bin Laden and contributed to all those years of terrorist attacks against Americans.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Rockets are a team that lost its starting point guard (Fred VanVleet) at the start of the year while the Knicks brought back and built upon the exact same core that punched the franchise’s first ticket to the conference finals in the last quarter-century.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Manning allegedly punched and kicked Hartman in the face and torso, scratched her, choked her and grabbed her by the hair and slammed her against the floor and wall.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Crow-Armstrong had support from his team during Friday’s news conference, where first baseman Michael Busch, manager Craig Counsell, hitting coach Dustin Kelly, assistant hitting coach John Mallee and staff assistant AJ Lewis took in the scene.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Alcantara left the mound with a lead, courtesy of the bottom of Miami’s lineup stringing together hits in the second.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Slapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slapped. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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