as in punches
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
he gave the ball a good larrup with his club, and it easily cleared the ditch
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However, there’s usually an honor code with that – nothing else but punches and giving the fight crowd a show.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026 -
Reigns hit a pair of Superman punches, but Fatu hit a kick.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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This incident also led to Eckert and Hellberg nearly coming to blows before being separated by the fourth official.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Israel and Hezbollah have continued to exchange blows, mainly in southern Lebanon, since a nominal ceasefire took hold last month.—
Compiled byDemocrat-Gazette stafffrom wire reports,
Arkansas Online,
12 May 2026
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Gadd gained almost 90 pounds to play adult Ruben (Stuart Campbell in flashbacks), the fractured older-brother figure of Niall (Jamie Bell as an adult; Mitchell Robertson as an adolescent), while their mothers date each other.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
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Onions are truly the star of this cheesy recipe that calls for 2 1/2 pounds of a sweet variety.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
14 May 2026
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Rapp, up on Taft Point, heard two thuds.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Likewise, the score by Tony Doogan leans too heavily on generic electronic thuds, the kind that segue into a commercial break cliffhanger and an ad for blood pressure medicine.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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In Guyana’s capital city of Georgetown, neighbors can still hear the thumps.—
Tyler Jett,
Des Moines Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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The gel formula swipes onto the lids without any skipping or tugging, giving you ample time to smudge, sculpt, or sharpen the line before the brand’s patented PermaLock Technology sets it into a waterproof, transfer-proof, and smudge-proof finish.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
10 May 2026
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Double teams coming with violent swipes at the ball.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
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Higgo, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, was penalized two strokes for being late to his opening round tee time at Aronimink Golf Club on Thursday morning.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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That’s what makes strokes, which cut off blood and oxygen supply to parts of the brain, so devastating.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
13 May 2026
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Jake Noroian finished with three hits and Troy Tejo had two hits and three RBIs.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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The Oakton recruit continued his strong play Monday, producing a pair of hits and three RBIs to lead the host Vikings to an 11-4 win over Brother Rice in Burbank that clinched the Catholic League Blue title.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
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“Larrups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larrups. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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