cudgeled

variants or cudgelled
past tense of cudgel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cudgeled
Verb
  • In a closeout opportunity for the defending champions, Shohei Ohtani took the mound for LA and punched out 10 batters across six-plus scoreless innings of work.
    Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The mass of players converged in a pile after the snap, and as Arnold leaned across the goal line, Georgia linebacker CJ Allen punched out the football.
    Seth Emerson, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Forest Hills has worked over the last few years to expand their internship and mentorship program, which is now called XCL.
    Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Graves said the police department worked over the summer, reprogramming the light bars to show a steady blue light.
    Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For Immunity Garlic contains bioactive compounds such as allicin, which is produced when garlic is crushed or chopped.
    Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Gwen chopped all her hair off in between movies.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Morales whacked the teen over the head with the rifle and didn’t give the boy his money back, Applegate said.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Riley Greene whacked a 96-mph fastball that snuck over the right-field fence for Detroit’s second run.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The previous year, another Hall of Famer, Dave Winfield, smacked the series-winning double in the top of the 11th inning of Game 6 against the Braves at old Atlanta Fulton-County Stadium.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Following the game, the third-year safety out of Alabama refused to shake Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and smacked the helmet of wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, leading to a brawl between the two teams.
    Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Fall boating can mean peaceful days on Arkansas' large reservoirs while many hunters begin to hit the woods instead of the water.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Apple’s iPhone surge Shares of Apple surged 4% to hit a new record on Monday after a report of surprisingly strong sales of its new iPhone 17.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Seen in this light, hoteliers may realize that in an industry built on trust, recognition cannot be boxed as a marketing ploy.
    Ascend Agency, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
  • One of the things people are normally scared when doing this type of trilogy and being in this type of project is that you can get boxed into this type of YA projects, romance and that type of stuff.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Dončić channeled his competitive rage against the team that knocked him out of the playoffs a season ago.
    Dan Woike, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Allen told the hearing that Sessions knocked glasses off a table and that his friends had asked a waiter not to serve him any more drinks.
    Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Cudgeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cudgeled. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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