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horsewhipped

verb

past tense of horsewhip

as in whipped

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible the pirate captain threatened to horsewhip any of his crew who questioned his orders

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After learning that Manchester whipped Maggie with a cat-o’-nine-tails, Lizzie agrees to help the Borden family’s maid kill her.

— Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
That sort of whipped, inswinging ball from Slater that caused so much havoc is hugely familiar to avid Premier League watchers.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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Budget proposals for the past two years have slashed NASA’s science funding, and some of the nation’s best and brightest minds have now left the space agency because of uncertainty about their role in its future.

— Eric Niiler, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
Those tariffs were slashed in May 2025 after trade negotiators in Switzerland struck a temporary deal, which was extended in mid-August.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of slashed

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Trump has also lashed out at individual reporters in person or over social media, sometimes in strikingly personal terms -- insulting them in briefings, or in his recent speech at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
Trump has also lashed out at individual reporters in person or over social media, sometimes in strikingly personal terms.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of lashed

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Since the beginning of the year, his administration has slapped sanctions regularly on Cuban officials, government enterprises and military companies and has cut off oil supplies to the Cuban government.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
The Tigers got slapped by a 76-yard touchdown on the second play of the game.

— PJ Green September 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of slapped

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Reus played a free kick from near the left end line to the near post, where Klauss flicked in a header in the 76th minute.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
The 26-year-old flicked a shot from the top of the 6-yard box off the left post, but slammed home the rebound.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of flicked

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