whomped

verb

Definition of whompednext
past tense of whomp
as in whipped
to defeat by a large margin the basketball team was whomped in the last game of the regular season and missed out on the playoffs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whomped
  1. whipped
  2. bombed
  3. trounced
  4. buried
  5. flattened
  6. thrashed
  7. upset
  8. beat
Verb
  • In at least four of the heists, the thieves threatened their victim with a gun; one victim was pistol whipped, cops said.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • At the final whistle, James ran onto the field and whipped a towel through the air.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • Its conservative stances resulted in its office being bombed by left-wing labor activists in 1910, killing 21 and wounding over 100 in one of the deadliest acts of terrorism in United States history.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Dec. 2024
  • An entire Arab nation bombed into ruins.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of bombed
Verb
  • Neophyte candidates who survive this process and make it to the ballot are often so drained of time, energy and money that they are trounced at the polls.
    Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The opposition trounced Yoon’s ruling party in national elections in April.
    Victor Cha, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of trounced
Verb
  • His family later held a private funeral, and he was buried on June 8, 2018, at the Skogskyrkogården cemetery in Stockholm.
    Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Among the belongings buried with these high-status women were mosaic glass beads that even came from foreign territory, coin jewelry, one of which is extremely rare, and, interestingly enough, a stone in the shape of a vulva.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of buried
Verb
  • Entire neighborhoods have been flattened, and the death toll is approaching 46,000 people, most of them women and children.
    Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The contract killer named Mad Dog’s been flattened by a car, so what’s a serial killer in training to do?
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of flattened
Verb
  • Their goggles are already thrashed, and a solid pair of gogs like these Smith Squad Mags will be a major come-up for their winter kit.
    Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The highest point spread of the NFL season came to fruition on Sunday as the Baltimore Ravens thrashed the New York Giants, 35-14, with Lamar Jackson throwing five touchdown passes to lead the way for the flock.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of thrashed
Verb
  • What was once a perfunctory duty of Congress — certifying the electoral college votes from all states — became an international debacle in 2021, when people upset about Trump’s reelection defeat in 2020 forced their way into the Capitol to disrupt the process.
    Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Gerena, as he was called by everyone, upset Ramon Velez in that September’s primary which served as a repudiation of the Bronx Democratic machine.
    Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of upset
Verb
  • The Rams were four days removed from defeating the Las Vegas Raiders, and the Vikings were four days removed from a 31-29 loss to the Lions, who have left opponents beat up throughout the season.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Utah’s thriving in Big 12 The Utes have made a triumphant entrance into the Big 12, winning two games against fellow Pac-12 migrants Arizona State and Arizona and then going into Ames, Iowa, and beating Iowa State in a back-and-forth affair.
    Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of beat
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