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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
Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
But after a night out clubbing and drinking, Connor — expecting to rekindle a romance with Olivia — acquiesces to her suggestion of a threesome, a decision that inevitably alters the course of their lives.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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
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Noun
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
But after a night out clubbing and drinking, Connor — expecting to rekindle a romance with Olivia — acquiesces to her suggestion of a threesome, a decision that inevitably alters the course of their lives.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 11 Sep. 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
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
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Noun
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Six different players scored in a 7-0 thumping of a surging Needham group — with three goals coming from the third line.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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My nights were filled with the thumping of someone else’s dirty clothes and the feeling of something skittering across my leg.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Both are said to be cooperating with prosecutors.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
1 Feb. 2026
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The Minnesota Department of Corrections has been honoring ICE detainers and cooperating with federal authorities, Homan said Thursday.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Mitch West, meanwhile, was licking his wounds on Monday night, when snow still hadn’t touched down in his region of South Carolina.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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England’s Test team are still licking their wounds after their humbling Down Under.—
Sam Dalling,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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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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His idea of uniting people could just mean music.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Debates over how to manage predators can be fierce, but beefing up the state’s ability to respond is uniting groups that are often at odds.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Rain pounding against windows and ocean waves crashing into the foundations of shoreline homes with wind gusts of over 60 mph — what may sound like a stormy September day in Florida took place in Milford during Tropical Storm Isaias in August 2020.—
Maleena Muzio,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2026
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Russia has been pounding Ukraine's critical infrastructure, hoping to wear down public resistance to the war while leaving many around the country having to endure the dead of winter without heat.—
AAMER MADHANI AND SUSIE BLANN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Stevenson played his best game in the Pats’ regular-season finale, a 38-10 thrashing of Miami.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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And, the 56-22 CFP semifinal Peach Bowl thrashing of Oregon began with Ponds’ interception return for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
19 Jan. 2026
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JetBlue and the airport are collaborating on the construction of a new Terminal 5 on the airport’s southeast side.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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In his account of collaborating with the artist for more than six years now, Reardon echoes the sentiment.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Clubbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clubbing. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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