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
  • To honor the occasion, Reese bleached her hair and chopped it to her collarbone.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Noise of trees crackling and sap hissing, branches thumping down, timber being dragged and chopped.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Meta stock got whacked after CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended the company's plan to spend about $71 billion on AI chips and other expenses in 2025.
    Kif Leswing, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
  • If Matt had wrecked his bike, broken his collarbone, or been whacked by a car, the decision would be easy.
    Maggie Slepian, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With that, Kirk smacked a grounder to shortstop Mookie Betts who stepped on second base, throwing to Freeman at first for the final two outs.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The incidents were the latest to occur in the area since mid-September, when North Carolina’s east coast started being smacked by strong winds and surf waves.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Shein—a global fast-fashion juggernaut headquartered in Singapore—was mere days away from opening its first physical store in Paris, inside the BHV Marais department store, when the news hit.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Rojas, a light-hitting infielder, hit an unexpected home run in the ninth inning of Game Seven to tie it and force extra innings, when the Dodgers won it.
    Steve Futterman, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The vials are then inspected using flashes of light, stamped, boxed up and shipped out via a warehouse.
    Janis Mackey Frayer, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • The campaign touted 3 million doors knocked and 90,000 volunteers.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The Lancers remained patient, chipping away until taking a 17-16 lead after three straight OLP errors, including Prior and Charlotte Wickstrand colliding on a ball, which knocked Wickstrand out for the set.
    Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Cudgeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cudgeled. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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