Thesaurus results for BONKS

bonks

verb

present tense third-person singular of bonk

as in slaps

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner an overhead branch suddenly fell and bonked him on the head

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As the child puts his hands up, Bible says Campbell slaps them away, then drags him off the field.

— Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Nothing slaps like the original, but the upcoming reboot looks kinda cool.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of slaps

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At one point, the pair crack up while lying in the same bed, and later, the Eras headliner knocks a cup off a sink, making the Fifty Shades of Grey actress break character.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
With two outs in the opening frame, Junior Caminero and Jonny DeLuca ripped consecutive RBI knocks to put Tampa Bay up 2-0.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of knocks

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And there’s rarely time to digest one controversy before the next one comes barreling down the road and smacks us in the mouth.

— Bernard Goldberg, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026
In a fight with yet more mercenaries, Reacher smacks a gun out of a guy’s hand using one of Philadelphia’s moving subway trains.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of smacks

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Especially the guy who bangs a wrecking ball against the historic East Wing to make room for an incongruous ballroom monstrosity, who mars the sacred Oval Office with gold glitter and paves over the lovely Rose Garden.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
When selecting the perfect of-the-moment style for you (Jane Birkin bangs?

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 June 2026

Definition of bangs

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With runners on the corners, Martinez whacks a two-run, RBI double to tie it at five.

— Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
Then little Holly Wheeler and her 10-year-old friends, including the Season 5 favorite Derek (Jake Connelly), all swarm into the basement and take over the D&D table in a passing of the torch that basically whacks the audience over our collective heads.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025

Definition of whacks

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There are currently more than 85,000 customers without power across the Northeast, including New York City and Connecticut, as an intensifying early-season nor’easter slams the region with strong wind, soaking rain and coastal flooding.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Not thunder, not cobwebs, not a door that slams itself for union reasons.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of slams

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Separate video of the chaotic confrontation shows two showgirls fighting with a man and a woman, and one of the performers pulls the woman's hair and repeatedly punches her in the face and body.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Derrick Henry punches it in from 3 yards out a play later to take the lead.

— Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2026

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