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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He was previously slapped with a 45-day sentence in 2024 for breaking the terms of his supervised release.
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Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
And while Mamdani longs for a future of free Big Apple trips, riders will instead be getting slapped with price hikes in a matter of days.
—Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Around the same time, Bellum’s troubles began to make headlines, and the company was eventually slapped with dozens of wage claims lawsuits in Los Angeles County.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 29 Dec. 2025
As condo owners have been slapped with high fees and assessments that make their units difficult to sell, Zalewski expects people to start unloading their units and taking major losses.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
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Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
And while Mamdani longs for a future of free Big Apple trips, riders will instead be getting slapped with price hikes in a matter of days.
—Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Around the same time, Bellum’s troubles began to make headlines, and the company was eventually slapped with dozens of wage claims lawsuits in Los Angeles County.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 29 Dec. 2025
As condo owners have been slapped with high fees and assessments that make their units difficult to sell, Zalewski expects people to start unloading their units and taking major losses.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Slap with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20with. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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