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
Police clocked the teen driving at speeds over 100 mph without headlights and running red lights.
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Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
At the trailhead, a ranger clocked us with an expression that sat somewhere between curiosity and concern.
—Junnelle Hogen, Outside, 19 Oct. 2025
The team couldn't contain running back Bijan Robinson, who had 238 scrimmage yards and one touchdown, or wide receiver Drake London, who clocked 10 catches for 158 yards and one touchdown.
—Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Joe Velasco has clocked out of Special Victims Unit for good.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2025
The writer-director clocked her favorite pieces as the silk T-shirt dresses, plus a lot of the accessories and jewelry.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
The part wasn't a lengthy one — the Jack Ryan star's screen time clocked in under two minutes.
—Julia Emmanuele, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Gayton tied for second with Jose Ceja, whose gourds clocked in at 1,621 pounds.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Burr first described going to the island country of Bahrain — which is more socially liberal than Saudi Arabia — where a customs agent immediately clocked his anxiety about doing stand-up in the region and gave him grief about it.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
At the trailhead, a ranger clocked us with an expression that sat somewhere between curiosity and concern.
—Junnelle Hogen, Outside, 19 Oct. 2025
The team couldn't contain running back Bijan Robinson, who had 238 scrimmage yards and one touchdown, or wide receiver Drake London, who clocked 10 catches for 158 yards and one touchdown.
—Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Joe Velasco has clocked out of Special Victims Unit for good.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2025
The writer-director clocked her favorite pieces as the silk T-shirt dresses, plus a lot of the accessories and jewelry.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
The part wasn't a lengthy one — the Jack Ryan star's screen time clocked in under two minutes.
—Julia Emmanuele, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Gayton tied for second with Jose Ceja, whose gourds clocked in at 1,621 pounds.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Burr first described going to the island country of Bahrain — which is more socially liberal than Saudi Arabia — where a customs agent immediately clocked his anxiety about doing stand-up in the region and gave him grief about it.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clocked
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Dončić channeled his competitive rage against the team that knocked him out of the playoffs a season ago.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Allen told the hearing that Sessions knocked glasses off a table and that his friends had asked a waiter not to serve him any more drinks.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The online education company, founded 20 years ago, has been hit by the rise of generative AI software tools, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, which have become increasingly popular among students.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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October 28, 2025 Ohtani hit his second home run of the night in the seventh inning to tie the matchup at five against the Toronto Blue Jays.—
Valentina Martinez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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However, Daulton Varsho, who has been another clutch Blue Jays hitter throughout the postseason, smacked a single to center to score Springer to knot the game at one apiece.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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The previous year, another Hall of Famer, Dave Winfield, smacked the series-winning double in the top of the 11th inning of Game 6 against the Braves at old Atlanta Fulton-County Stadium.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Honda has slapped a £10,599 MSRP (US$14,180) for the CB1000F in the UK market.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Oct. 2025
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Branch slapped the helmeted head of Kansas City wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster after Detroit’s 30-17 loss at Arrowhead Stadium.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The group punched and hit the employee repeatedly, banged on the car and pulled on the doors demanding the vehicle, according to prosecutors.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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But then came the altercation, in which Philadelphia midfielder Jesus Bueno batted Zaha’s hand down in the middle of the pitch and Zaha responded with an open-handed push to Bueno’s face, and Bueno of course went down to the ground as if he had been punched by Mike Tyson.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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McPherson’s kick banged off the crossbar of the goal post and went through the uprights.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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Dart and Hart banged helmets on the play and, with Dart taking a moment to catch his breath, he was sent for a concussion exam by the spotter in the booth.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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And one of them slammed my face into the subway grates and knocked my tooth out.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Most recently, Hurricane Nicole slammed into Florida as a Category 1 in early November 2022 and Hurricane Zeta smashed into Louisiana as a Category 3 in late October 2020.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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The swing-first Toronto hitters have pounded the strike-first Seattle pitchers.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Heavy rain pounded an area from the Carolinas to Massachusetts on Sunday afternoon, bringing reports of coastal flooding and hundreds of flight delays.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Clocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clocked. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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