Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caned
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These scourged the poor harder than anyone else.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
31 Aug. 2025
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Sprinkle sliced or chopped almonds on oatmeal, cereal, or yogurt parfaits.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
28 Jan. 2026
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Quick cooking oats are flattened, chopped, par-cooked, and dehydrated.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
28 Jan. 2026
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And finally, in late October, when plans for another bilateral summit were shelved (again because the Kremlin seemed unwilling to compromise), the White House slapped sanctions on Russia’s biggest oil giants, Lukoil and Rosneft – a step even the Biden administration had balked at.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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As Khloé attempted to pull the women apart, punches and kicks flew, and Kourtney slapped Kim across the face.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
27 Jan. 2026
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Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago, causing mass extinction.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Stout yelled at Valkyrie about going to the bathroom several times on Saturday and smacked the girl at least twice, the mother told police.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2026
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By the time the melee had subsided, responding police officers determined that three men had been shot and a woman had been assaulted.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Earlier in the festival, Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost was the victim of a racially motivated assaulted at a CAA party.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2026
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Morales whacked the teen over the head with the rifle and didn’t give the boy his money back, Applegate said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
25 Jan. 2026
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Dolphins legend says Ireland and Sparano didn’t talk to each unless absolutely necessary for that entire 2011 seasons, until Sparano, who died in 2018, eventually got whacked by Ross with five games left in the season.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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Mirrors have a patina, coffee tables are leathered and trunk-like.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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Mounting annoyance manifested itself in bizarre fashion last night when manager Chris Wilder, walking towards the tunnel at half-time, leathered a ball into the crowd in anger, above.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Joe Mazzulla tipped his cap to Patriots counterpart Mike Vrabel after New England punched its ticket to Super Bowl LX.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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For many, the surge in gold prices has punched a hole in their wedding budgets.—
Preeti Soni,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Caned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caned. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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