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cuffed

verb

past tense of cuff

as in slapped

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Recent Examples of cuffed Whyte pulled the driver out of the car and cuffed him while the other officers moved to cuff Rivera. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026

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Apple has now discontinued the older 17 Pro models and slapped $100 price hikes on all other existing models, including the regular iPhone 17, iPhone Air, and iPhone 17e.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
Washington had then slapped new 50% tariffs on about $20 billion worth of Canadian wine, hockey sticks and other key goods.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of slapped

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After the Giants punched their ticket by sweeping two games from the Ports, Haines confirmed that Flora would take the ball one more time in next week’s best-of-3 series against Lake Elsinore.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
In this case, that means getting a shiner to look like he’s been punched while Kirk tweaks the sensors just enough to put the recovered La’an on the trail of the wrong Kirk.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of punched

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Add 1 onion, coarsely chopped, and 1 medium jalapeño, coarsely chopped; cook, stirring often, until slightly softened, 3–4 minutes.

— Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026
DeLuca then chopped a ball softly to the left side that shortstop Xander Bogaerts ran in to grab.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

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According to the indictment, defendants allegedly kept Nordquist confined, forced him to stand or kneel facing the wall, physically assaulted him and poured bleach on him, amongst many other forms of extreme torture.

— WCCO Staff, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
An attack on two women outside a Lavender Heights nightclub early Monday, days after a member of the city’s LGBTQ community was assaulted, stoked new safety concerns in the midtown Sacramento neighborhood.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026

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Brady House smacked a three-run homer, Jackson Kent pitched seven innings of one-run ball to earn his first major league win and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Miami Marlins 9-2 on Friday.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
In last fall’s season-opener, the Irish smacked Chicago Christian 47-6.

— Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of smacked

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The same goes for the rancor socked across by Graham (so memorable in Adolescence), whose Toby looks about ready to headbutt Miguel at any moment.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
As players and coaches hooted and hollered for Richman’s win, Mills socked a cheering Richman with a right hook to his facemask.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026

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