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as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
he clobbered the ball, sending it in a high arc toward the back wall
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as in whipped
to defeat by a large margin
they clobbered the opposing team
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Recent Examples of clobbered
Energy importers — most of Europe, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, India and China — will get clobbered by higher prices, Shearing wrote in a commentary for London’s Chatham House think tank.
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Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Energy importers — most of Europe, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, India and China — will get clobbered by higher prices, Shearing wrote in a commentary for London’s Chatham House think tank.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Energy importers — most of Europe, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, India and China — will get clobbered by higher prices, Shearing wrote in a commentary for London’s Chatham House think tank.
—ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
Ciena was among the optical stocks that were clobbered yesterday after Broadcom CEO Hock Tan’s defense of copper.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
Iowa losing at Penn State and Utah State getting clobbered at UNLV were alarming results.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Some areas in Delaware County clobbered by the snow bounced back rather quickly.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
He got clobbered in his first start of the season, yielding eight runs in 2 2/3 innings.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2026
In the first game of the day, the Aggies clobbered James Madison, 11-0.
—American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026
Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Energy importers — most of Europe, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, India and China — will get clobbered by higher prices, Shearing wrote in a commentary for London’s Chatham House think tank.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Energy importers — most of Europe, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, India and China — will get clobbered by higher prices, Shearing wrote in a commentary for London’s Chatham House think tank.
—ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
Ciena was among the optical stocks that were clobbered yesterday after Broadcom CEO Hock Tan’s defense of copper.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
Iowa losing at Penn State and Utah State getting clobbered at UNLV were alarming results.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Some areas in Delaware County clobbered by the snow bounced back rather quickly.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
He got clobbered in his first start of the season, yielding eight runs in 2 2/3 innings.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2026
In the first game of the day, the Aggies clobbered James Madison, 11-0.
—American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clobbered
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Something that really smacked me in the mouth is taxes.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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In the opening minutes of the game, Victor Wembanyama drove in transition on Sam Hauser and got smacked in the nose and mouth, going down in pain for an extended period.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Oil prices whipped from nearly $120 per barrel, their highest since 2022, back toward $90.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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Oil prices whipped from nearly $120 per barrel, the highest since 2022, back toward $90.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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The mobile margarita bar in an an old VW van was an Instagram hit - and served a pretty perfect cocktail.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Big 12 player of the year hit the game-winner from the right side — while also falling to his right with the Cyclones’ Killyan Toure closely guarding.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2026
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Japanese warplanes attacked, torpedoed and bombed the ship, which caught fire before flooding and slowly sinking.—
Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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On Friday, September 13, 1940, Nazi forces bombed Buckingham Palace in London.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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The lobbyists, Staples said, had the debate wrapped up tight long before the farmers even knocked the dirt off their boots and entered Congress.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Police said the crash knocked both the operator and his passenger off the e-scooter.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Gacho Baba District communication chief, Abebe Agena, said most of those who died were found buried in the mud.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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This was little more than a wooden shack beside a convenience store and a karaoke parlor, all of them run by an enterprising resident who had already buried 200 people in the 12 months since Duterte had taken office, nearly all of them drug suspects.—
Sheila Coronel,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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The administration has also slapped tariffs on some specific products, including steel, lumber, and cars.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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The ingredients aren’t random cocktail names slapped onto standard drinks — they’re built to match the films.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
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Earlier in the day, ninth-seeded Iowa (21-11) trounced Maryland 74-57, using a 21-0 run to put away an overmatched Terrapins team that finished 12-21.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Wu trounced Josh Kraft, a son of the billionaire New England Patriots and Kraft Group owner Robert Kraft, in last year’s mayoral race, after a contentious campaign filled with mudslinging on both sides.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Clobbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clobbered. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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