knouted

verb

past tense of knout
as in strapped

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knouted
  1. slashed
  2. lashed
  3. switched
  4. whipped
  5. tanned
  6. scourged
  7. thrashed
  8. flailed
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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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  • Far more Democrats renounced their party affiliation or switched to Republican than the other way around over the past two years.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The Camas boy, who switched to the girls' team midseason, was nowhere to be found.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of switched
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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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  • Her designs are crafted in France using leather farmed in France and tanned in Italy, and are constructed entirely without stitching, using an innovative system of folding, assembly and rivets.
    — Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Handwoven and tanned in Italy, it’s finished with a water-resistant coating that helps protect it from humidity and the occasional splash.
    — Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026
Definition of tanned
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  • These scourged the poor harder than anyone else.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
Definition of scourged
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  • Boyd, who maintained his innocence to the end, thrashed and convulsed for 40 minutes after prison officials attached a gas mask to his face, according to Hood and journalist Lee Hedgepeth, who witnessed Boyd’s execution.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • But in an ironic twist, part of the parking lot was underwater, a tractor had raised a berm to hold back the ocean, and just to the south, homes were being thrashed by waves.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of thrashed
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  • The rat bit and tore and scratched while the snake twisted and flailed.
    — Madeline ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
  • And for the next 17 years, SunZia flailed, never even breaking ground.
    — Sara Herschander, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of flailed
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“Knouted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knouted. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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