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 Meridian resident was considered a fugitive after allegedly fleeing a traffic stop in Eagle just after midnight on May 7, after being clocked at speeds of faster than 80 mph on Chinden Road, the release said.
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Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
24 June 2026
Flame-throwing Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski faced off with 35-year-old Braves starter Martín Pérez and his sinker, which was clocked at 89 mph.
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Fisher Isbell,
AJC.com,
20 June 2026
Applied Materials gained almost 9% this week and ended with an RSI of 77, while Western Digital clocked a nearly 33% advance and RSI of 78.
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Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
The streamer said the film has clocked 600M views since its debut and hit the top 10 in all 93 countries where the streamer has top 10 lists.
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Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
Today’s clocked in at just 130.
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Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
In a July 2023 arrest — just five months after a previous arrest — his minor children were riding with him and his speed was clocked at 87 mph.
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Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
The league has clocked a 30% increase in NBA fandom in Quebec since 2023.
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Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
10 June 2026
The outfit looked familiar to eagle-eyed fans, who clocked that Zendaya had shared a throwback photo of herself wearing what appeared to be the same look six years ago.
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Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
5 June 2026
Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
24 June 2026
Flame-throwing Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski faced off with 35-year-old Braves starter Martín Pérez and his sinker, which was clocked at 89 mph.
—
Fisher Isbell,
AJC.com,
20 June 2026
Applied Materials gained almost 9% this week and ended with an RSI of 77, while Western Digital clocked a nearly 33% advance and RSI of 78.
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Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
The streamer said the film has clocked 600M views since its debut and hit the top 10 in all 93 countries where the streamer has top 10 lists.
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Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
Today’s clocked in at just 130.
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Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
In a July 2023 arrest — just five months after a previous arrest — his minor children were riding with him and his speed was clocked at 87 mph.
—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
The league has clocked a 30% increase in NBA fandom in Quebec since 2023.
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Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
10 June 2026
The outfit looked familiar to eagle-eyed fans, who clocked that Zendaya had shared a throwback photo of herself wearing what appeared to be the same look six years ago.
—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
5 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clocked
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Ismael Saibari knocked a right-footed shot from the center of the box, with an assist from Hakimi.
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Neighbors knocked on her door to help her leave with her mother.
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Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.
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The Iraq goalkeeper didn't make a play on it, as the ball hit the post and bounced away.
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Aranda slapped an outside changeup on a line down the leftfield line, and the ball struck the screen on the fair side of foul pole for a three-run homer.
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The Days of Our Lives actress slapped Today show anchor Craig Melvin mid-interview.
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Wyatt-Hodge, who launched the tournament two weeks ago with a century against Sri Lanka, smacked a 32-ball fifty.
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Curtis Mead smacked a pinch two-run homer to give Washington a 4-3 lead in the sixth.
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Algeria turned up the pressure in the second half and had multiple shots on goal that Jordan goalkeeper Yazeed Abulaila punched away, but a corner kick in the 69th minute proved to be the Jordanian keeper’s kryptonite.
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At least in comparison to Gragson being punched by Ross Chastain at the Kansas Speedway three years ago.
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During a press conference in the Panhandle on Tuesday, Collins took off his prosthetic leg and slammed it on the podium in response to a question from a reporter.
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But Republican rival Steve Hilton slammed the group for political opportunism.
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The Americans gradually amplified their attack centered around Pulisic’s runs — and three minutes after an apparent goal from Balogun was erased by an offside call, Pulisic again drove the left side and got a deflected pass to the trailing Balogun, who banged it home.
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Instead, both hesitated, their feet tangled and a charging Healy banged in the loose ball.
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Offerman stepped forward from the back of the rehearsal room and the cast and crew clapped to simulate the inevitable entrance applause from the audience.
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Music in Arabic blasted throughout the space as visitors clapped and danced to the rhythm, and children crowded a tiny indoor soccer field built to commemorate the occasion.
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“Clocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clocked. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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