slap with
verb
slapped with; slapping with; slaps with
US, informal
: to punish (someone) with (a fine, lawsuit, etc.)
The judge slapped the company with a fine for polluting the river.
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Chief Financial Officer Bianka Brown was also slapped with 20 felony counts, officials added.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Cory Mills, slapped with a restraining order and generating one controversy after another, is facing calls for expulsion from Congress.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
While the $375 million penalty it was slapped with pales in comparison to the $200 billion of revenue Meta made in 2025, the jury’s decision was a sign of what was still in store.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 25 Mar. 2026
In the midst of that second drought, the one that decided the game, Cronin was slapped with a technical after watching Donovan Dent drive the lane and get hammered with no call.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Cory Mills, slapped with a restraining order and generating one controversy after another, is facing calls for expulsion from Congress.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
While the $375 million penalty it was slapped with pales in comparison to the $200 billion of revenue Meta made in 2025, the jury’s decision was a sign of what was still in store.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 25 Mar. 2026
In the midst of that second drought, the one that decided the game, Cronin was slapped with a technical after watching Donovan Dent drive the lane and get hammered with no call.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Slap with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20with. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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