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as in blows
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
gave the stubborn handle a solid clout to make it turn
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as in influences
the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly
has a great deal of clout in the film industry
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as in slaps
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 Synonyms for clouts
Noun
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The clip runs for more than four minutes and starts with the employee, identified as Tikerra Hicks by FOX59, on the ground as a group of women surround her and rain down blows.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025 -
The two stars again exchanged a series of blows, ended by a hurricanrana and a Code Red from Cena.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Despite its politically turbulent history, Montenegro's influences from other cultures are evident in its food, architecture, and even language.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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Be consistent, which means not capitulating to external influences that may or may not be relevant a year from now.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Instead, Ted slaps him in the face, twice.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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Anthony thinks his fiancé wants a mother more than a partner, so Giuseppe slaps a pie into his face?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The artist wore a sculptured piece made of car parts on top of a corset dress with hole punches at the bottom, designed by SLVA.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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As Vientos walked to first base, both benches and bullpens cleared for a few minutes, but no punches were thrown.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Discovery over notification leverages comprehensive analytics to actively identify anomalies rather than waiting for user reports.—
Akhilesh Tripathi,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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FashFind leverages computer vision paired with machine learning algorithms to identify the unique attributes submitted products have—whether that’s color, fabric type, patterns, silhouette, length or otherwise.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Andor hates him on sight, which only intensifies when Berend smacks around his mother and tears up the apartment looking for proof that Klára has deceived the boy with idealized fictions about his origins.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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Vocals are sped up into squiggles, instruments are reversed and gated, percussion smacks you in the face and then suddenly vanishes.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Harrison stabs Prater with the needle and knocks the billionaire out.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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When cosmic rays — including, in part, plain old protons from the Sun’s solar wind — strike the Moon, the recoil from those heavy elements knocks them into an excited state.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Clouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clouts. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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