cudgeled

verb

variants or cudgelled
past tense of cudgel
as in jumped (on)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cudgeled
  1. punched out
  2. worked over
  3. chopped
  4. whacked
  5. smacked
  6. hit
  7. boxed
  8. knocked
Verb
  • The Folsom Police Department responded shortly before noon Sunday, according to daily activity logs, which state an unknown suspect reportedly punched out the passenger door lock and set fire to the vehicle.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • On June 23, 1917, believe it or not, Babe Ruth punched out an umpire, Brick Owens, for disqualifying him from the game.
    — Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2026
Definition of punched out
Verb
  • The game has changed how its extra-time rules have worked over the years with instant wins and losses after a golden goal or silver goal making a tie winnable in one half of extra time, whereas shootouts have largely remained the same.
    — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • By moving away from legacy models that reward hours worked over results achieved, organizations can finally bridge the gap between AI’s conceptual promise and measurable business impact.
    — Ben Blanquera, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of worked over
Verb
  • Berube says Democrats chopped the legs out from under someone who had brought people back into politics.
    — Tamara Keith, NPR, 14 July 2026
  • Jean shorts had a yellowish antique tint and were chopped and frayed.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
Definition of chopped
Verb
  • Poor guy is probably just trying to watch the home run derby in peace and just got drive by whacked by me.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026
  • Pop, a Romanian, was rolling through another service game when Bobker whacked an easy backhand beyond the baseline.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of whacked
Verb
  • The Tampa Bay Rays third baseman smacked a 463-foot whopper late last month.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 July 2026
  • Almost two years ago, China’s east coast was smacked by one of the strongest storms in decades, which temporarily halted container operations at both Shanghai and Ningbo ports.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 July 2026
Definition of smacked
Verb
  • As thousands of professors at in the University of California system say the students entering their classrooms are increasingly under-prepared for university-level math, the university’s timely graduation rates just hit all-time highs.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
  • Average daily rates in Miami hit $302 for both game nights and eves, according to AirDNA.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of hit
Verb
  • Piled up, buried, boxed, tagged, incinerated, and, sooner or later, anonymous.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • According to the prosecutor’s office, the goods to be destroyed were boxed on the 23rd floor of the Goodman Interlink facility in Tsing Yi, then sent down to the fifth floor to be shredded.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
Definition of boxed
Verb
  • Runners advanced on a sacrifice bunt from Drew Cavanhaugh, and Luis Arraez knocked the game’s first run across with a sacrifice fly to center.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • The figure knocked, appeared to exchange words with someone at the door and was then allowed inside.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of knocked
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