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as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
gave the wasp's nest a good whack with the bat
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as in bang
a loud explosive sound
the whack echoed around the field
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as in to hit
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
whacked the vending machine to get the candy bar to fall
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as in to assassinate
slang
to put to death deliberately
without a second thought the mob boss had them whacked
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Recent Examples of whack
Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
But Friday, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and Councilmember Dev Davis grabbed a sledgehammer and took a few whacks at the ranger station slated to be demolished at the Guadalupe River Park’s Confluence Point downtown.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2024
Brad Lefton, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
When Mario raises his hammer, Luigi can whack it from below and send Mario somersaulting into a foe to deal extra damage with slapstick glee.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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Noun
First, human interference might be knocking whale behavior out of whack.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
But Friday, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and Councilmember Dev Davis grabbed a sledgehammer and took a few whacks at the ranger station slated to be demolished at the Guadalupe River Park’s Confluence Point downtown.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2024
Verb
But what about the fear that had been instilled in Kuroda from his youngest days of hitting the batter or leaving the pitch in a spot where it could be whacked?
—Brad Lefton, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
When Mario raises his hammer, Luigi can whack it from below and send Mario somersaulting into a foe to deal extra damage with slapstick glee.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whack
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In Texas’ playoff loss last year against the University of Washington, Ewers final pass attempt at the goal line that could have tied the game was low and knocked away.Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025
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All morning, firefighting helicopters and airplanes dropped water and fire retardant on fire lines not far from the 405 Freeway in an attempt to prevent flames from engulfing more neighborhoods.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Likewise, a surprise 25 basis point rate cut by the BOK at its November meeting, enacted before Yoon declared martial law in December, could have cushioned the blow.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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As such, this will likely be a blow because the country accounted for 50% of global oil demand growth between 2000 and 2023, averaging an annual increase of 518,000 bpd, according to the Energy Institute's 2024 Statistical Review of World Energy.Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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And Blue Origin is pricing to give customers more bang for the buck than SpaceX, according to a former employee who now works for a competitor who spoke to Forbes on the condition of anonymity.Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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The producers had the right idea putting Lexi’s talent last, making sure the show ended with a bang.Andy Swift, TVLine, 10 Jan. 2025
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Shake Milton, playing because guard Gabe Vincent missed Tuesday’s game because of an oblique injury, hit a pair of threes in 10 minutes, but the Lakers’ second unit without Russell was badly outscored 32-12.Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Japan's fertility rate hit a low of 1.20 births expected per woman's lifetime last year, well below the replacement rate of 2.1.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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In addition to engaging in regular border clashes with Israel, the group has supported Bashar al-Assad in his decimation of Syrian rebels and has been accused of assassinating Lebanese political figures who oppose Syrian or Iranian influence in the country.Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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The tradition continued with the 1901 death and funeral of Former President William McKinley, who was assassinated while in office.William Gavin, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2024
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Image Image The second try was scuttled because of clashes between security forces and cartel gunmen; the third because of an incursion by one group that left several houses burned out.Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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The team then closed out the first half with a 3-pointer by Harris-Smith (his third in 15 tries) to enjoy a 40-24 lead at intermission.Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2024
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The verbal glove slap unleashed a back-and-forth war of words via diss track, which, in retrospect, was never going to go Drake's way – Lamar, after all, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning lyricist.Rebecca Messina, The Week UK, theweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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In one breath, people acknowledged the social faux pas of the slap while simultaneously defending why resorting to violence in this case was understandable.Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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About an hour before sunset, the birds begin to gather in the sky, and the crowd gasps and claps as the formation swirls around.Deena Prichep, NPR, 14 Sep. 2024
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Domingo stops himself, bringing his hands together in a single clap.Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Whack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whack. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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