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or cudgelling
as in thrashing
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Noun
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Canada’s 6-0 thrashing of Qatar in its second FIFA World Cup match would’ve been perfect on Thursday afternoon if not for an injury to Ismaël Koné that can only be described as horrifying.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026 -
Despite Norway being eliminated after the group stage, Haaland was the tournament’s top scorer – with all nine of his goals coming in a 12-0 thrashing of Honduras.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Wrapping up the selection are the Slovak coming-of-age drama Cowgirl by Michal Blaško (Victim) and Austrian director Sebastian Brauneis’ boxing biography Hansi about Hans Orsolics, which captures 1960s Vienna.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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Taxi drivers who foolishly remained nearby shook their heads as the streets only filled up further, boxing them in.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
Noun
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There is no hammering out a return with another team because the parameters and compensation are outlined based on the average annual value offered.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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During a walk-through for reporters on Thursday, construction noises — particularly sanding and hammering — could be heard.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Deputies responded to a report of a driver smacking his car into a guardrail in front of The Bridge Restaurant before driving away, according to a sheriff’s office news release.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2026
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As the match got away from her in the second set and the Court Philippe-Chatrier crowd became increasingly hostile, Andreeva fully unraveled, smacking another ball towards the roof and asking members of her box to leave.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Rutted migration routes, carved by the constant pounding of animal hooves, littered northern Pennsylvania.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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But perhaps the constant pounding was just too much for the pier, built in 1973.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
Verb
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Larry Hayes, 86, and Bill Moniz, 79, hit the tennis courts in Mountain View three to four times a week — whacking balls across the net as teammates for one to three hours a week.—
Panashe Matemba-Mutasa,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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And the crowd clearly expected that pucks whacking the nets would be at a premium in this series, too.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Video footage of the raid shows officers wearing suits of mascots Maple the Moose and Clutch the Bald Eagle while smashing through a metal gate with a battering ram.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
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Perhaps this depiction seems obvious, but this is a team whose image has taken a battering over the last few years.—
Beau Dure,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Verb
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The refs started handing out technical fouls like free samples, slapping Thomas and Hines-Allen with a double technical.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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Prosecutors dropped all charges against a bouncer for allegedly slapping a bar patron in February.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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“Cudgeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cudgeling. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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