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as in cooperating
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
clubbed together to share their love of model rockets
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as in licking
to strike repeatedly
frustrated, the gardener clubbed the inoffensive weed into submission
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Recent Examples of clubbing
Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Nowhere have the divisions over Gaza within the music scene been more pronounced than in Berlin, where clubbing and politics have long been intertwined.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
After the clubbing scandal, the Finnish media, which had already dubbed her Party Sanna, began ramping up its coverage of Marin’s off-the-clock activities.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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Noun
From left: Andrea Farrington, 39, talks to her camera in her home about her clubbing days.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Nowhere have the divisions over Gaza within the music scene been more pronounced than in Berlin, where clubbing and politics have long been intertwined.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
The child swung wildly at the piñata, clubbing it several times and stabbing it several times more.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
After the clubbing scandal, the Finnish media, which had already dubbed her Party Sanna, began ramping up its coverage of Marin’s off-the-clock activities.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clubbing
Noun
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The Bulldogs have shut them out six times during that streak, including last year’s 43-0 thumping.—
Matt Schubert,
Denver Post,
29 Oct. 2025
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Mariota played well in his first start, a Week 3 thumping of the Raiders.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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What Rokita alleges in lawsuit The lawsuit argues that IPS’s policies violate Indiana law, which prohibits governmental bodies from enacting a resolution or policy that restricts employees from communicating or cooperating with federal officials about someone’s citizenship or immigration status.—
Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
6 Nov. 2025
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Police said the driver of the vehicle that hit her remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The sketch concluded with the librarian licking Moynihan's face with a forked tongue and then unbuttoning her blouse — causing all of the boys' heads to explode.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Nov. 2025
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Others, like Ava Louise, do it through viral media stunts, like flashing the New York-Dublin Portal or licking a toilet seat in the beginning of the Covid pandemic.—
Taylor Lorenz,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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As the trailer promises, those threats — whether of the high-flying, head-smashing, fiery, toothy or mysterious variety — will leave audiences on the edge of their seats, and holding onto their butts.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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Most of the smashing is done by Tamburlaine, a Scythian shepherd by birth, who rises to the peaks of power, lays waste to one kingdom after another, and has the temerity, at the climax of Part 1, not to die.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the wake of the election results—an outcome that once again underscored the deep divisions running through the United States—Ladd left a thoughtful message aimed at uniting a nation at odds with itself.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Quantum gravity, the latest framework uniting relativity and quantum mechanics, proposes that even space and time are not fundamental.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Afterwards, Munchak says agents pulled their car in front of hers and surrounded the vehicle, pounding on it, telling her to open the doors and pointing a gun at her.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The metal giants are currently pounding their way through a long-overdue tour of Australia and New Zealand, a six-date coast-to-coast swing for the M72 World Tour.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Several Dolphins achieved neat feats during the uplifting 34-10 thrashing of the Falcons in Atlanta.—
Barry Jackson
Updated October 27,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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This home thrashing also came just a day after LSU’s board voted to increase ticket prices for 2026.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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To expand visibility, Picture Motion is collaborating with Seed&Spark on crowdfunding campaigns for both films.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
10 Nov. 2025
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StubHub is among the companies collaborating with OpenAI directly since its debut of Operator in January, which promises to perform actions online.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Clubbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clubbing. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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