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
  • Back in, Aldis tried the Cloverleaf again, but Gunther blocked it and chopped him down.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Eggplant Parmesan FAQs Cook 1 medium onion, finely chopped, ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, and ½ tsp Diamond Crystal or ¼ tsp.
    — Rachel Dolfi, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 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
  • Musk pointed to each of the three business lines as part of the pillars of the company that will fuel what would have to be 10x growth in three or four years to hit his $1 trillion revenue projection.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Additionally, Alvarez’s chances to hit a home run will get a pick-me-up from playing at home.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of hit
Verb
  • Keeping audiences on their toes by not being boxed into one type of genre.
    — William Earl, Variety, 27 July 2026
  • Surviving decades in storage or boxed up through several moves can leave physical media like video tapes dirty or even damaged.
    — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 25 July 2026
Definition of boxed
Verb
  • As Occhicone knocked on windows and doors, he was confronted by Gerrity's 66-year-old father, Raymon Artzner.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • In one photo, Bloom appeared to have just popped his head out of the water as Laemmel approached, and in another, the model wrapped her arms around the actor before — as seen in another snap — a wave knocked Bloom over into the water.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Definition of knocked
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