as in splash
a very small amount
add just a smack of vanilla to the whipped cream and the dessert will be perfect
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as in slap
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
the cook gave him a smack on the wrist when he tried to sneak an early taste of the sauce
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as in to slap
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
he smacked the punching bag one final time before heading to the showers
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Recent Examples of smack
Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
But the Yankees are coming off a crushing loss in the World Series that was followed by the Los Angeles Dodgers talking smack about them right after it.
—Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Phil Hay, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
As seen in the trailer below, the entire season leads up to a Reacher versus Paulie smack down.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
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Noun
This year’s Luck is scheduled for March 13, as usual, smack dab in the middle of the music portion of the South by Southwest conference in nearby Austin.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
But the Yankees are coming off a crushing loss in the World Series that was followed by the Los Angeles Dodgers talking smack about them right after it.
—Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
This, above, is Mario Gonzalez of Soriano Capital smacking Paysandu Interior’s Enzo Echeveste as a regional final between the teams got out of hand.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
As seen in the trailer below, the entire season leads up to a Reacher versus Paulie smack down.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smack
Verb
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But that all changed in December, when Trump first threatened to slap heavy tariffs on his northern neighbor.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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The short answer: President Trump and his insistence on slapping tariffs on key trading partners, including Canada, Mexico and China.—
Russ Wiles,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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Joshua Hur hit a home run, Trey Ebel had a two-run double and Ethan Bingaman contributed an RBI triple.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The move is likely to hit Japan, South Korea and Germany particularly hard.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
26 Mar. 2025
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Continue reading … Click here for more cartoons… MEDIA 'GOTTA BE UPSET' – NYT columnist knocks Obama's legacy as '0-for-3' on some of his biggest proposals.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The Reacher star recently revealed that he was knocked unconscious while filming a fight scene for the Season 3 finale of his Prime Video series, which is now available to stream on the platform.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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The last Sweet 16 tickets will be punched on Sunday, with second-round tourney action starting around noon Eastern and concluding shortly before midnight.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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How to Watch Wofford Terriers vs Tennessee Volunteers: Date: Thursday, Mar. 20, 2025 Time: 6:50 PM ET Channel: TNT Stream: Sling (watch) Wofford punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament with a 92-85 win over Furman in the Southern Conference Championship game.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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But Isaiah Jackson’s runner in the lane banged off the back iron and the Red Raiders were on the go.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2025
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But for those banging the drum to get Tad out to pasture, remember: The grass isn’t always greener.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2025
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But as the aircraft was climbing back into the air, the left wing of the twin-jet slammed into the runway.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2025
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But art is never apolitical, and in eastern Congo, slam often intertwines with activism.—
Patricia Huon,
The Christian Science Monitor,
17 Mar. 2025
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Eight years ago, tech billionaire Jeff Skoll clapped enthusiastically as Al Gore assuaged the opening-night Sundance crowd just hours before Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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And the plan to stand and clap for nothing — including a mother whose daughter was brutally murdered, a boy who survived cancer, law enforcement, and the capture of an ISIS terrorist mastermind — was a truly shameful and terrible one.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Right now, Trump and Congress could whack Medicaid and give Newsom a solid rationale for cutting way back on healthcare for undocumented Californians.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2025
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Alas, the thick-headed goon that Vito sends to whack Frank in the lobby of his lux Manhattan apartment building (a swollen and unrecognizable Cosmo Jarvis as the aptly named Vincent Gigante) fails to follow through with a double-tap, and Frank survives with a scratch to the head.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Smack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smack. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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