cuffed

past tense of cuff

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuffed
Verb
  • Fireworks lit up the night sky, people honked horns on jampacked streets and firefighters — from their trucks — slapped high-fives with delirious fans.
    Tim Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
  • Do not read this if my editors have slapped a closeup of cochliomyia hominivorax, aka nightmare flesh-eating parasite, on top of this column.
    Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Among those arrested was a woman who allegedly punched a police officer.
    Connor Greene, Time, 9 June 2026
  • Emily Dunn then responded with a goal for Walpole, but Duxbury punched right back via the stick of Emma Prouty.
    Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • With the infield pulled in, Hall chopped the ball over first base for a two-run lead.
    CBS News, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • Blending dry roasted peanuts with layers of caramel, nougat, and peanut cheesecake on top of a thin layer of chocolate and shortbread cookie crust, this delectable 3-inch square is topped off with a milk chocolate drizzle and chopped Snickers pieces.
    Molly Burford, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Detectives say the suspect, 45-year-old Ismael Martinez, had just assaulted his girlfriend with a knife; she was found wounded in a nearby vehicle and hospitalized.
    Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • Lewis was accused of poisoning two white female housemates, assaulted by a white mob in response to the charge, and acquitted in court, only to then be accused of stealing art supplies and prohibited from reënrolling.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • Llamas smacked 139 hits in her career, Kyles 136.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
  • In his first three games of the season, Bryant had 350 receiving yards to go along with four touchdowns, before an all-too familiar foe smacked him down with a brutal punishment.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Robinson responded with a forearm to Wembanyama’s neck that either knocked him to the ground or gave sufficient cover for a flop.
    Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
  • Last September, a fire at a South Korean data center knocked 647 government services offline.
    Leonard Lim, Fortune, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Feinberg has socked 16 homers with 63 RBIs.
    Gary Bedore May 28, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
  • Hot black smoke socked her in the face; the staircase had become a glowing, spastic frenzy.
    Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Eichel swatted home a rebound just after linemate Ivan Barbashev had gone crashing through the crease, catching Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen in the head and knocking him to the ice.
    Chris Johnston, New York Times, 7 June 2026
  • Trey Gambill, after two fly-outs, swatted a homer to center, his ninth of the season, giving Oklahoma a 7-0 lead.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026

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“Cuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuffed. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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