Thesaurus results for CLOCKED

clocked

verb

past tense of clock

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 In early September 2026, Oasis started tweeting video that featured a series of numbers that fans clocked as coordinates for various venues. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 The 2025 edition clocked in at just under 1 hour, 12 minutes. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 Late country icon Dolly Parton was apparently clocked in from nine to five being a secret Kathy Griffin fan, the comedian explains to Entertainment Weekly. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2026 The historic watchmaker, which clocked nearly two centuries in the industry before fading into obscurity in the early 1990s, has officially relaunched with the help of Breitling. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026 That peak clocked in about three times higher than the current level of 10-year yields. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 Garza and the Yankees plan to continue scouting the right-hander, who was recently clocked at 97 mph during Summer Koshien, Japan’s annual high-stakes high school baseball tournament. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026 Nine of Misiorowski's 95 pitches were clocked at 100 mph, with none reaching 101 mph. — CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 Owens handed the belt back to Sami, who clocked Owens with the belt. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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But as soon as Barca knocked at his door, Gordon’s mind was made up.

— Pol Ballús, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Nearing the 40th floor, the tower moved and knocked them off their feet due to the shockwave of the South tower being struck.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of knocked

Verb

Washington has slapped sanctions on some of the groups and could impose more.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
When confronted by the rest of the band (including Stevie, who pleaded with him to reconsider), Lindsey grew irate and allegedly slapped his onetime musical partner across the face and tried to strangle her.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of slapped

Verb

Brady House smacked a three-run homer, Jackson Kent pitched seven innings of one-run ball to earn his first major league win and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Miami Marlins 9-2 on Friday.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
In last fall’s season-opener, the Irish smacked Chicago Christian 47-6.

— Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of smacked

Verb

After the Giants punched their ticket by sweeping two games from the Ports, Haines confirmed that Flora would take the ball one more time in next week’s best-of-3 series against Lake Elsinore.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
In this case, that means getting a shiner to look like he’s been punched while Kirk tweaks the sensors just enough to put the recovered La’an on the trail of the wrong Kirk.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of punched

Verb

Police say five people have died and 40 others were injured after a Dutch tour bus slammed into a roadside crash barrier and overturned in eastern Switzerland.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
Before that day, Americans could not really conceive of an attack like this one — passenger planes slammed into high-rise buildings, the Pentagon, a Pennsylvania field in the deadliest act of coordinated violence this nation has ever seen.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of slammed

Verb

The Padres banged the ball all around Petco Park in taking a 3-0 lead on the first 15 pitches from Cole, a Southern California native who gave up three consecutive homers to open a game for the second time in his career.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026
Before Sue could answer, the defense objected, Judge Sullivan banged his gavel, and the question was stricken from the record.

— Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

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