as in slapped
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 smacked
And then the game itself smacked him like Zack Bolduc’s hit that knocked Hall upside down into the Blues bench.
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Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
She got smacked, but the ball went in.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
He is hit in the face, torso and the legs and even smacked with his own shoe.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Dec. 2024
The old chief attempted to do a special review of Bitcoin miners but got smacked down by a federal court.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Freeman, who had been struggling through an ankle injury, smacked the first pitch from Nestor Cortes 413 feet in the 10th inning of Game 1 for the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history.
—Nbc Los Angeles, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
Everyone got a pretty nice preview at the weigh-in, as Tyson smacked Paul with an open hand at the weigh in.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2024
Then smacked her in the back of the head for even suggesting it.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The bat smacked his shoulders and back over and over until the pain overtook his body and sent him into shock.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 24 Nov. 2024
Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
She got smacked, but the ball went in.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
He is hit in the face, torso and the legs and even smacked with his own shoe.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Dec. 2024
The old chief attempted to do a special review of Bitcoin miners but got smacked down by a federal court.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Freeman, who had been struggling through an ankle injury, smacked the first pitch from Nestor Cortes 413 feet in the 10th inning of Game 1 for the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history.
—Nbc Los Angeles, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
Everyone got a pretty nice preview at the weigh-in, as Tyson smacked Paul with an open hand at the weigh in.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2024
Then smacked her in the back of the head for even suggesting it.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The bat smacked his shoulders and back over and over until the pain overtook his body and sent him into shock.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 24 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smacked
Verb
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Domantas Sabonis hit a pair of free throws after getting fouled to put the game away.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Jan. 2025
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The tartness of cranberry, kissed with vanilla rum, is as enchanting as Elphaba's voice hitting that high note.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Councilmember Bob Holden slammed Hochul for this, arguing that the city and state simply need to enforce existing laws instead of changing them.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2025
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The statement sparked outrage with GOP lawmakers, who slammed Allstate for not explicitly condemning terrorism.—
Jackson Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Eazy The Block Captain and Shields also hopped into the fray, with Eazy disputing Papoose’s claim that he was punched unconscious and challenging him to a fight.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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Rosa went on to detail that one of the young women punched her in the face, causing her glasses to fly to the floor, at which point a second teen grabbed a pouch containing Rosa's ID and medical records.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
5 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But the photos in that email, from camera traps in the Andes mountains, struck him as different.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
31 Dec. 2024
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Puerto Rico continues to struggle with chronic power outages blamed on a crumbling power grid that was razed by Hurricane Maria, a powerful category 4 storm that struck the island in September 2017.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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My heartbeat pounded in my ears, drowning out the anticipatory purr of two ambulance engines idling nearby.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Fieri’s tenders are wide and flat, resembling pounded and breaded chicken cutlets.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The watches were swiped from Reeves’ Hollywood Hills home in December 2023, according to police.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
30 Dec. 2024
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Where there once were homes and gardens was now a wide furrow of dirt, as if a giant had swiped his foot across it.—
Eduardo Medina,
New York Times,
29 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The net simply gets clipped onto the detector as needed.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
30 Dec. 2024
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The car moved across multiple lanes, clipped another vehicle, struck the outer retention wall then careened back across all lanes of traffic.—
Hope Karnopp,
Journal Sentinel,
15 Dec. 2024
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“Smacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smacked. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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