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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Reality doesn’t slap with soft gloves.
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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
Chief Financial Officer Bianka Brown was also slapped with 20 felony counts, officials added.
—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
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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
Chief Financial Officer Bianka Brown was also slapped with 20 felony counts, officials added.
—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
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“Slap with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20with. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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