slap with
phrasal 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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Although China is just one of the dozens of countries slapped with tariffs on its exports, the magnitude of products flowing from the country to the U.S. gives it a more outsized role on the trade lane and at the Port of Los Angeles itself.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 June 2025
If this fails, everything not bolted to the floor — Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Gabe Landeskog, Val Nichushkin and MacKenzie Blackwood — must be slapped with a price tag.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 June 2025
Audiences aren’t so enamored, either (the pic was slapped with a C- CinemaScore).
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Craig falls hard, fantasizing about joining his neighbor’s band and back slapping with his new band of brothers.
—Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 16 May 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 June 2025
If this fails, everything not bolted to the floor — Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Gabe Landeskog, Val Nichushkin and MacKenzie Blackwood — must be slapped with a price tag.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 June 2025
Audiences aren’t so enamored, either (the pic was slapped with a C- CinemaScore).
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Craig falls hard, fantasizing about joining his neighbor’s band and back slapping with his new band of brothers.
—Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for slap with
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“Slap with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20with. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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