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as in collisions
a forceful coming together of two things
felt the wallop of a car crashing into their front porch
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2
as in blows
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
gave the ball a good wallop with the bat
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3
as in kicks
a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings
she really got a wallop out of finding a rare first edition by her favorite author
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as in licks
to strike repeatedly
walloped the branches of the pear tree with a stick in an effort to knock down some fruit
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as in buries
to defeat by a large margin
walloped their traditional rivals 20 to nothing
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as in slaps
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
arrested for walloping a police officer
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Recent Examples of wallops
Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
In 2022 and 2024, there were similar blank stretches, but both seasons ended with major wallops to Florida — Hurricanes Ian and Nicole in 2022, and Hurricanes Helene and Milton last year.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wallops
Noun
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Overcoming the first challenge is necessary to avoid collisions in orbit, which not only threaten functioning satellites but can cause explosions that lead to more space debris.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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The news Barkov of all people is out for the season was a shock in part because the reliable one has appeared in 86% of all Florida games including playoffs in his 12 seasons, a high number in a sport of high-speed collisions.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The assailant stopped mid-speech and delivered two blows straight to Antao’s face.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Large companies can absorb the blows, but the dry cleaner, toy importer, or family-run retailer cannot.—
Jacob Bennett,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dirty kicks are essentially high-arching knuckleballs that can land in the middle of the field and take an unpredictable bounce or fly at an angle, depending on how the kicker makes contact.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Chris Romero, Saddleback, LB The senior linebacker leads the Zeta League favorite with 69 total tackles — almost 14 per game — and also returns kicks.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Posted to the account @maisythemarshmallow on September 19, the video shows the dog, named Maisy, lying calmly as the cat snuggles up and licks her face.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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When asked the question, the owl takes the lollipop and licks it three times before chomping down on its hard shell exterior and handing the stick back to the child.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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According to the notice, the site uses a misleading logo, charges inflated prices and buries a disclaimer far down the page that does not meet state requirements.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Decades of work is on the line as the administration strips funding, guts agencies, scrubs resources and buries datasets.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Terri brought a puppet who slaps him on behalf of all the sexy-ass 60-plus women.—
Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Belly, devastated by the betrayal, slaps Jeremiah and breaks up with him.—
Alexandra Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The roadster lets drivers experience sports car thrills for a starting price of $29,830.—
Charles Singh,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Sep. 2025
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Fall is all about the thrills, and amusement parks across the country — including Disney World, Disneyland, Universal, Six Flags and more — lean into the season with spooky themes and festive decorations.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Echidna, mother of monsters, here depicted as a greenish, redheaded snake woman, hides from the Olympians in a cave.—
Seamus Sullivan
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Fright Night cast him as a magnetic vampire whose polished demeanor hides something far darker.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Wallops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallops. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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