Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cudgeled
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He's punched out 84 batters and allowed only 58 hits.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025 -
The late, great Red Sox legend Luis Tiant also punched out 11 in his MLB debut, but with Cleveland on July 19, 1964; his performance was exactly four years after Hall of Famer Juan Marichal racked up 12 in his first career game on July 19, 1960.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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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
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And Welch would know; the seasoned consultant, business columnist, and news contributor has witnessed what has worked over the past four decades.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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The long hair of their youth is now gone, chopped away.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Daka said the chicken is cooked and, as it is cooked, it's chopped — almost shredded — and seasoned.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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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
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Cal thumped the Beavers, whacked Texas Southern and outlasted Minnesota.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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James Outman and Ryan Fitzgerald also smacked solo shots, and Jeffers doubled in a run.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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Linklater took a more aggressive directorial tack than usual, pushing Hawke to subtract any mannerisms that smacked too much of himself.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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The newer versions can hit stationary and moving targets at sea.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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His termination notice came just over a week after reporting he had been hit by a car while on duty.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Navigating the biz in Hollywood meant reinventing himself to prevent being boxed into comedic roles.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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When backup tight end Nate Boerkircher boxed out Drayk Bowen for the game-winning touchdown, set up for glory by Reed’s throw on fourth-and-11 and Tyler Buchner’s botched extra point hold a drive earlier, the Texas A&M party broke contain.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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While half-heartedly watching Napier against Miami, Stricklin accidentally knocked one of Marino’s letters out of place.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Guido has been a magnet for controversy; a decade earlier he had been knocked to the ground when the Pirates’ first baseman Randall Simon took a swing at him with his bat from the visitor’s dugout, causing both the Italian sausage and hot dog to fall.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Cudgeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cudgeled. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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