Thesaurus results for HORSEWHIPPED

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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Now comes Denver, which whipped the Panthers in Super Bowl 50 because Carolina couldn’t handle the Broncos’ pass rush.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
The Falcons’ starting quarterback twirled a black string around his finger, then violently whipped it down after his first interception.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of whipped

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Ionis Pharmaceuticals lost more than $1 billion in market value on Monday after the company slashed sales projections for a triglyceride-lowering drug the biotech and Wall Street analysts believe is a potential blockbuster.

— Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 10 Nov. 2026
Milei’s austerity drive has produced a rare budget surplus and slashed annual inflation from 200% to about 32%.

— Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of slashed

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When the gales of November came early, as the song goes, large waves and intense wind lashed the ship on her final voyage.

— Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Heavy rains lashed the Gaza Strip, flooding tents and intensifying the misery of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of lashed

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The altercation erupted after an enraged woman allegedly slapped a fellow speaker with a phone and lunged when challenged on women's rights in Iran.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
The attacker slapped the woman on the buttocks on Bedford and Willoughby Aves.

— Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of slapped

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But Tremble, in fact, had flicked it a few inches in the air while still trying to make the catch.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2026
Cutting their halftime deficit to seven points – trailing the Portland Trail Blazers 60-53 – Doncic flicked his wrists forward in traffic from three-fourths distance across the court and beyond the opposing 3-point line.

— Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026

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