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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
Kelsey Brown,
San Antonio Express-News,
1 Mar. 2026
As a single man in my 20s, I should have been electrified staying out late clubbing, dating, and having fun.
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Edgar Castro Tello,
Health,
26 Feb. 2026
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
21 May 2026
Aaron Judge wasted no time clubbing his first World Baseball Classic homer.
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Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Mau plays a party girl who is found collapsed after a night of clubbing.
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Kelsey Brown,
San Antonio Express-News,
1 Mar. 2026
As a single man in my 20s, I should have been electrified staying out late clubbing, dating, and having fun.
—
Edgar Castro Tello,
Health,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
Following the team's landslide victory against Freiburg on May 20, the Prince of Wales went clubbing to celebrate the win.
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Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
21 May 2026
Aaron Judge wasted no time clubbing his first World Baseball Classic homer.
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Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Filled with gray, silty water, the pool was vigorously boiling and producing loud thumping sounds caused by steam bubbles forming and collapsing beneath the surface.
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The infant’s heart beats into the night, like the thumping of a little giant, breaking rocks deep in the Mines of Moria.
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Investigators said Butler, who was injured, showed no signs of intoxication and was cooperating with investigators.
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Laurie Parker, a producer then working with director Jane Campion as part of a project that Sebold was cooperating with, reached Clapper in 2013.
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But the Carolinas have their own ways of making barbecue finger-licking.
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France’s Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé, who each already have four goals in the tournament, will be licking their lips.
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The 17-mile (27 km) long proton-smashing tunnel, running 300 feet (100 m) below the ground near the Swiss-French border, is at the heart of the physics research conducted by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).
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The show consisted of several competition-style events including races, jumps, doughnuts, high-flyers motocross 70-foot jumps and some serious car smashing.
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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch highlights hope as a powerful American aspiration, exemplified by FDR's fireside chats uniting the country during the Great Depression.
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There’s no question that Friday will be an historic night, uniting the worlds of celebrity, music, sports, media and fashion in a way only this power couple could.
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Be mesmerized by the dazzling lasers and pulse-pounding tunes from the movie in this unforgettable experience.
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An apartment surveillance video captured a man pounding on the window, before Davis gave him a key.
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The Blågult had started so well, mind you, with a 5-1 thrashing of Tunisia.
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Jonathan David had a hat trick in last Thursday’s 6-0 thrashing of Qatar.
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As the film tells it, her poses — sometimes casual, sometimes intense, always impressive — caught the eye of fellow climber Ivan Beerkus, and the two soon began collaborating.
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For Endowment content specifically, the approach has evolved from broadly honoring military service to collaborating directly with Veterans in shaping stories and experiences.
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“Clubbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clubbing. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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