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
Bishop Moore clocked one of the fastest 4×100-meter relay times in Orlando area history at the Florida Relays track and field meet at UF on Saturday.
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Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
One track clocked in at more than 22 minutes long.
—Reed Jackson, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2026
At least one driver was clocked at a traffic circle coming into town going 113 mph in a 40 mph zone.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
Swalwell and Porter both had 13% each, Steyer clocked in at 10% and Becerra at 5%.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Essayli clocked his first full year in office this week.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
But there was something else memorable and perhaps telling about this interminable game, which clocked in at 3 hours 36 minutes — the longest nine-inning Royals game of the pitch-clock era that began in 2023.
—Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026
Springsteen sends serious message The purposeful show, which clocked in at a tick under three hours and featured the 17-piece E Street Band and guitarist Tom Morello alongside Springsteen, is a dichotomous design.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Convention and Event Services Director Rosa Fleming said workers had already clocked more than 66,000 hours.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
One track clocked in at more than 22 minutes long.
—Reed Jackson, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2026
At least one driver was clocked at a traffic circle coming into town going 113 mph in a 40 mph zone.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
Swalwell and Porter both had 13% each, Steyer clocked in at 10% and Becerra at 5%.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Essayli clocked his first full year in office this week.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
But there was something else memorable and perhaps telling about this interminable game, which clocked in at 3 hours 36 minutes — the longest nine-inning Royals game of the pitch-clock era that began in 2023.
—Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026
Springsteen sends serious message The purposeful show, which clocked in at a tick under three hours and featured the 17-piece E Street Band and guitarist Tom Morello alongside Springsteen, is a dichotomous design.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Convention and Event Services Director Rosa Fleming said workers had already clocked more than 66,000 hours.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clocked
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Viktoria Koskenoja, an emergency medicine physician, knocked on the door then greeted her warmly, pulling up a stool across from her.—
Kate Wells,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2026
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With Carolina winning the puck battles down low, Jordan Martinook knocked the puck off Geekie’s stick, fed William Carrier for a goal on which the B’s needed a stop.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Devil Wears Prada 2 is expected to hit theaters on May 1.—
Joyann Jeffrey,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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But Edwards hit a 3-pointer a few seconds later to push the lead to 135-128 and send the home fans streaming toward the exits.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Before the blaze, the city Department of Buildings slapped a partial vacate order on the address because the owner had subdivided the second and third floors into multiple dwellings, officials said.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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In August last year, Washington slapped a 50% tariff on Indian goods, making exports uncompetitive.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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In the Hockomock League, Zach Gebhard struck out six while Cooper Sisti recorded a pair of hits for four RBI and Brady Herlin smacked a solo home run to lead King Philip past Mansfield, 7-5.—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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Her thunderous header smacked off the underside of the crossbar and settled into the net.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The pair were arguing when the passenger punched the victim in the face, splitting his lip, cops said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Until Levee, punched once too often, punches back.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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One of the vehicles apparently also slammed into the rear of a parked silver BMW, damaging it, as well.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Paired with fellow Spaniard and 2023 winner Jon Rahm, Garcia slammed his club into the turf twice after hitting a shot that ended up in the bunker.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Catcher Patrick Bailey went for the pick instead of a block, and Winn’s splitter banged off the backstop.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Diehard fans banged bass drums, songs emanated from the supporters’ wall and a packed stadium of 7,211 buzzed all the way through stoppage time of a tense game.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Apr. 2026
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Close laughed at Kimmel's joke, while the players lightly clapped their hands, exchanging light laughs.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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The astronauts laughed and clapped before becoming visibly uncertain, as no response came from the ground for a full minute.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
7 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Clocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clocked. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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