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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Rarely is that cloud because the team just had its second-round pick that's just a month away, yoinked from them, and the coach was slapped with a $100,000 fine.
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Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Olsen and another attorney were slapped with $122,200 in legal sanctions.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Reality doesn’t slap with soft gloves.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 10 May 2026
With gates, there would be no misunderstanding about being in the park after hours — and violators could get slapped with up to a $75 fine.
—Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
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Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Olsen and another attorney were slapped with $122,200 in legal sanctions.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Reality doesn’t slap with soft gloves.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 10 May 2026
With gates, there would be no misunderstanding about being in the park after hours — and violators could get slapped with up to a $75 fine.
—Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
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 21 May. 2026.
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