kneecapped

past tense of kneecap

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kneecapped
Verb
  • Mesa smacked his first career MLB home run — a three-run blast 394 feet to right field — to provide the highlight of the night for the Marlins, who watched the Nationals circle the bases for most of the game.
    Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Continue reading … CROSSING THE LINE – Ravens' Lamar Jackson retaliates against fan after being smacked in helmet.
    , FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After consulting with the stunt coordinator, who gave her permission, Cooke whacked him – hard.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
  • As Wyatt goes in for the swing, her little sister, Bennett, runs behind her and nearly gets whacked by the club.
    Georgia Slater, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • When the financial crisis hit in 2008, Mindy Fitzpatrick considered selling her family’s 6-acre wooded lot on Friendly Road.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Sticker shock, though, is expected to hit when consumers shop for 2026 model year cars and trucks as more of those vehicles arrive at dealer lots, according to Cox Automotive.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After McNeil refused to get out of his car, Bowers smashed the driver’s side window, punched McNeil in the head and pulled him out of the SUV.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Protesters smashed windows and looted local businesses and set government buildings on fire.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The matter is simply a new name slapped onto an old bottle.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The woman tried to free her hands, and the man slapped her,according to prosecutors.
    Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After McNeil refused to get out of his car, Bowers smashed the driver’s side window, punched McNeil in the head and pulled him out of the SUV.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The man, later identified as 39-year-old Ismael Hernandez-Padilla, pulled the woman into an empty lot, thenstrangled and punched her, police said.
    Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Phillies socked some dingers.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Then Paxton was socked with a bombshell divorce filing by the wife who had endured many public indignities to only turn around and leave him just as the campaign was heating up.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • It’s been pummeled by wrestling and rock ‘n roll—and lived to tell about it.
    Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
  • August's heavy rainfall pummeled the greater Milwaukee area, destroying 51 homes, displacing nearly 50 people, damaging 4,500 residential and commercial buildings and causing at least $76 million in property damage.
    Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Kneecapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kneecapped. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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