Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cudgeled
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But two plays later, Drake Maye was lunging forward on a run and had the ball punched out.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2026 -
Packer defensive lineman Willie Davis somehow punched out the ball.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Jan. 2026
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Overtime rules in Michigan remain the same, requiring that employers pay nonexempt employees 1 ½ times their regular rate of pay for hours worked over 40 in a seven-day work week.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
16 Dec. 2025
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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
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His congressional district, which reaches from the eastern Sacramento suburbs across the state and down to Death Valley, has been chopped into six pieces by last year’s Proposition 50.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The original floor plan chopped the home into small, dark rooms, typical for the era.—
Gina Mayfield,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Rasmus Dahlin and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen weren’t on the same page playing a puck behind the net, and Mavrik Bourque whacked a rebound in with Dahlin as the closest Sabre in coverage.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
1 Jan. 2026
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The head-to-head results — SDSU smacked Fresno State, and FSU whacked Boise State — clearly indicate the Broncos are slotted in the right place.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Stout yelled at Valkyrie about going to the bathroom several times on Saturday and smacked the girl at least twice, the mother told police.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2026
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The Sixers smacked the Raptors.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Citing preliminary information, police said the driver turned north from Bovet Road onto South El Camino and hit the pedestrian in the north crosswalk of South El Camino Real at 17th Avenue.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Torreys hit just one of eight shots in the quarter and committed five turnovers, most of them against Parker’s full-court press.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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Turner played basketball and boxed at a community center in Far Rockaway, according to his godmother.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2026
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The docket isn’t wrapping up so much as carrying over, with headline cases boxed up for the new year as 2026 arrives.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
1 Jan. 2026
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The injury that knocked Denver’s Bo Nix out of the playoffs has created a most unusual situation with Jarrett Stidham set to start the AFC title game after not throwing a single pass during a game the last two seasons.—
Josh Dubow,
Twin Cities,
21 Jan. 2026
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Also on Monday, a 10-year-old boy escaped unharmed after a shark knocked him off his surfboard and bit a chunk out of it, while a day earlier, another boy was left in critical condition after being bitten at a city beach.—
Alasdair Pal,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Cudgeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cudgeled. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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