as in knocked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
sick of being insulted, he swung around and clocked his tormentor hard enough to knock him off his bar stool
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Recent Examples of clocked
The game clocked in at three hours and eight minutes, and featured a standing-room only crowd that included a sea of scouts and television reporters with everyone anxious to watch Feehan ace Brody Bumila on the mound.
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Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
Pete Hammond reported at the time that Drive clocked an epic near 15-minute standing ovation.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 May 2026
Instead, he first clocked Holbrook in a small role in Jeff Nichols’ motorcycle period piece The Bikeriders.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
One of the troopers caught up to the sedan and clocked it at 111 mph, according to report.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
The Mustangs’ 200 free relay of Chloe Wool-Smith, Pang, Karolina Sangasy and Mia Walker clocked a consideration time for the CIF State meet next week.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
The series has clocked over 140 million listening hours on Audible.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Khan started to receive texts from friends who clocked his pieces as the film hit screens.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
Per the outlet, a Surrey police officer clocked Hollywood's speed at 96 mph, but he was believed to have gone over 105 mph.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
Pete Hammond reported at the time that Drive clocked an epic near 15-minute standing ovation.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 May 2026
Instead, he first clocked Holbrook in a small role in Jeff Nichols’ motorcycle period piece The Bikeriders.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
One of the troopers caught up to the sedan and clocked it at 111 mph, according to report.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
The Mustangs’ 200 free relay of Chloe Wool-Smith, Pang, Karolina Sangasy and Mia Walker clocked a consideration time for the CIF State meet next week.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
The series has clocked over 140 million listening hours on Audible.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Khan started to receive texts from friends who clocked his pieces as the film hit screens.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
Per the outlet, a Surrey police officer clocked Hollywood's speed at 96 mph, but he was believed to have gone over 105 mph.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clocked
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What to read next In these simulations, the team was able to show how Triton being captured into the Neptune system actually knocked Nereid into its current, highly eccentric orbit.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
20 May 2026
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Nothing about her performance knocked me out.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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Andy Pages hit a three-run home run and Max Muncy hit his 12th homer of the season on the next at-bat to break a scoreless game in the fourth inning.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2026
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For cocktails and nightlife, hit TopGolf or Nola’s for live music then end the night strong with a table at HQ nightclub where resident and guest DJs keep the dance floor bumping and bottle servers keep the bubbly and energy flowing.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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First baseman Ashley Griffin slapped an RBI single into center field, scoring catcher Beth Damon, extending the lead to 5-1 and ending Braswell’s day.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2026
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Firstman all but preemptively slapped an A24 logo on Club Kid, which doesn’t have distribution yet as of this writing, but his film really would fit into their stable of commercially friendly art flicks, down to its gooey heart.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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Alex Call came off the bench and smacked a Matt Gage fastball into right field for a two-run single to take the lead in the sixth inning.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The two have smacked each other around in the weeks since and traded barbs over their places within the company.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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Two inmates punched and kicked the victim for about 30 seconds in his cell, while a third inmate stood guard.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Coventry and Ipswich Town already punched their EPL tickets by finishing first and second in the EFL standings.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
19 May 2026
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Pratt slammed the city’s permitting problems.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Beua Leroux slammed home a volley in the 18th minute and Reid Roberts scored his first MLS goal in the 81st for San Jose.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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The ball skidded though the green, banged off the Truist fencing and boomeranged right back into the same bunker.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2026
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Like Soldier Boy at times, the Legend is a character who mainly exists as an excuse for the writers to include copious references to old starlets these men have banged.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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As the players headed to their benches and the officials took their customary walks to the scorer’s table for the time out, Atkinson scrunched his face, stuck out his hands, and mockingly clapped toward Blair — who ignored the obvious taunt.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Some looked stunned, others threw up their hands or clapped.—
Camila Gomez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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“Clocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clocked. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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