1
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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2
as in licking
to strike repeatedly
frustrated, the gardener clubbed the inoffensive weed into submission
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as in thumping
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Recent Examples of clubbing
Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
For clubbing, the privileged few who lived throughout this era would activate high and low styling, pairing Christian Louboutin heels alongside Forever 21 bandage dresses.
—Alexandra Jane, Essence, 31 July 2025
Soph Warnes, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
And Ibiza is the clubbing capital.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Verb
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
For clubbing, the privileged few who lived throughout this era would activate high and low styling, pairing Christian Louboutin heels alongside Forever 21 bandage dresses.
—Alexandra Jane, Essence, 31 July 2025
Noun
The Western world is experiencing something of a psychedelic renaissance, with an increasing amount of interest in drugs that decades ago were considered rebellious and dangerous to some groups but fun to others who used it while clubbing and attending raves.
—Soph Warnes, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
And Ibiza is the clubbing capital.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clubbing
Verb
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The vehicle’s driver stayed at the scene after the collision and was cooperating with authorities, who said preliminarily neither drugs nor alcohol factored in the crash.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The vast majority — 103 — involved defendants in domestic violence cases trying to dissuade the victim from cooperating with authorities or showing up to court, according to a Journal Sentinel review of court records.—
Ashley Luthern,
jsonline.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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In fact, the mischievous pup led his owner directly to the scene of the crime by licking his lips constantly, which seemed awfully curious.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Bear 856 is also a large, male brown bear, who is easily identifiable to park rangers due to the animal's unusual habit of licking his lips — a behavior not typically observed in brown bears.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The irony of Saturday’s thumping is that, arguably, Frankfurt have become the very model of club that Gladbach strive to be and — pointedly — once were.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The series marks the first mainstream platform uniting India’s entertainment icons with industry tycoons to spotlight fashion entrepreneurship.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Rather than kicking off as a team, early episodes will tease out their backstories and individual motivations before uniting the Nein.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Layered with live jazz and pounding percussion from experimental duo Robin Schulkowsky and Joey Baron, the result gave Hedda an extra pulse.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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My heart was pounding in my chest and in my ears.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Duties include collaborating with the virtual account team, driving value realization and guiding utilities customers through their cloud journey.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Remy and Papoose met in 2004 in NYC while collaborating on a song, but their professional relationship morphed into a romantic one over time.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
25 Sep. 2025
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Johnson sat in the makeup chair for two hours undergoing a transformation process that resulted in the cauliflower ears, a specific browbone piece and other prosthetics, plus hiding his tattoos.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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Keep scrolling to shop the best deals on plush bedding and area rugs hiding in Amazon’s home department.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Clubbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clubbing. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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