as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
clouted the nail with the hammer and drove it all the way into the wood
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Recent Examples of clouted
Holder clouted Chameera for three sixes in four deliveries to end the 19th and leave West Indies needing six runs for victory.
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ABC News, 15 June 2026
Pellegrino, a 6-foot-3 forward who’s nearly devoid of body fat and brims with energy, clouted the ball out the air for the third goal and ran toward the supporters section, raising the crowd’s volume.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
ABC News, 15 June 2026
Pellegrino, a 6-foot-3 forward who’s nearly devoid of body fat and brims with energy, clouted the ball out the air for the third goal and ran toward the supporters section, raising the crowd’s volume.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clouted
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Last year the region was smacked with three hurricanes, Debby, Helene and Milton.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
25 Nov. 2025
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With Sam Lafferty camped out in front, Donato smacked a loose puck by Wolf on the goaltender's glove side.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Nov. 2025
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Investigators also revealed that within 30 minutes of the killings, Dambrosio allegedly entered a local coffee shop and slapped a female employee on the buttocks before driving to the deli to kill his parents.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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Among the claims disputed by Janice is a moment in the docuseries where former Bad Boy Records executive Kirk Burrowes alleges that Sean Combs slapped his mother after the tragic City College event in 1991 — an incident that resulted in nine deaths.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
7 Dec. 2025
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Not over yet While the Nooksack River, near Everson, appeared to crest Thursday morning, other communities were waiting for the peak effects from the deluge to hit their communities.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
12 Dec. 2025
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Salah goes to the centre-back, and Szoboszlai jumps to the left-back, ending up out of position when goalkeeper Matz Sels hits one long.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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Federico Valverde's powerful 67th minute free kick from the left is punched away by Al-Owais.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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The plane overran the runway, punched through a perimeter fence and came to rest in an airport parking lot, where firefighters extricated the pilot.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Robinson responded with a forearm to Wembanyama’s neck that either knocked him to the ground or gave sufficient cover for a flop.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Last September, a fire at a South Korean data center knocked 647 government services offline.—
Leonard Lim,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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A little over a month later, another spell of freezing weather bullied its way into Central Florida and slammed the remaining citrus groves that had just started to recover.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Rob Stewart was slammed by fans for jetting off to attend Scotland's FIFA World Cup match in Boston less than a day after the rocker canceled a concert in California due to health issues.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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The front door to the General Store banged shut.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Aug. 2025
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Just four weeks ago, Corey Dean banged his fists and yelled for help for days, without being treated by San Diego County jail deputies or medical staff, before the mentally ill man died alone in his Vista jail cell.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Aug. 2025
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Mitchell Robinson elbow checked him in the face, Jose Alvarado pulled off a single-legged take-down in the first half, and Towns drew a frustration flagrant foul when Wembanyama whacked him in the face.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Tyrese Haliburton tied the game on a buzzer-beater that whacked into the back of the rim and propelled toward the ceiling before somehow falling back through the hoop.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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“Clouted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clouted. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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