as in to smack
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
he shall smite his enemies with a mighty fist
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Recent Examples of smite
King Charles is smitten with the newest member of the royal family: a puppy called Snuff!
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Janine Henni, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Yet not all were smitten with the hybrid drop- top.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025
By early 2012, Kirk was smitten with the astringent libertarian worldview of Ron Paul and speaking at local Tea Party rallies.
—Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
While these dates may last for but a few hours, those smitten with a port and its surroundings may want a second and longer time together without a ship acting like a timekeeping chaperone.
—David Dickstein, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2025
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Janine Henni, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Yet not all were smitten with the hybrid drop- top.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025
By early 2012, Kirk was smitten with the astringent libertarian worldview of Ron Paul and speaking at local Tea Party rallies.
—Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
While these dates may last for but a few hours, those smitten with a port and its surroundings may want a second and longer time together without a ship acting like a timekeeping chaperone.
—David Dickstein, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smite
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Jordan Hicks pitched an efficient five-plus innings, Tyler Fitzgerald smacked a two-run homer and scored a run, and the Giants beat the Tigers, 4-3.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
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In actuality, everything — unbeknownst to him — was ridiculously staged in a pitch-perfect reality TV parody, as comedy improv actors like David Hornsby and pre-Saturday Night Live Kristen Wiig would put Gould smack dab in the middle of absurd situation after absurd situation.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
20 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 left-handed hitting Baldwin is listed by fangraphs.com to hit 7th in the Braves starting lineup.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
26 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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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 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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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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Trump’s tariffs strike at the heart of China’s manufacturing colossus—a network of factories and assembly lines that produce pretty much everything, from toys and clothes to solar panels and plastic bowls.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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The area struck is a residential and commercial area and is close to at least two schools.—
Bassem Mroue,
Los Angeles Times,
28 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 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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According to this story, when the solar system was just getting started, a Mars-size protoplanet named Theia slammed into the proto-Earth.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
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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The rare moment of bipartisanship One of the few, if only, times Democrats clapped during Trump’s speech came when the president referenced the parents of Laken Riley.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Smite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smite. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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