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larrups

noun

plural of larrup, dialect
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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  1. punches
  2. blows
  3. pounds
  4. thuds
  5. thumps
  6. swipes
  7. strokes
  8. hits
Noun
  • And by the way, with how shifty rookie Emmett Johnson has been at this level, Kansas City may quietly have one of the league’s best one-two punches.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • According to court testimony, Griffin’s younger brother had gotten into an argument; punches were thrown, and the younger brother fell or was pushed.
    — Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of punches
Noun
  • Like his wife, Andrew was also attacked with a hatchet, receiving as many as 11 blows to his face, leaving him nearly unrecognizable, according to Smithsonian Magazine.
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Abby was struck 19 times by a hatchet-like object, with several blows crushing through her skull.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of blows
Noun
  • Matthews purchased the vast estate, Barton Court, in 2022 for approximately 15 million pounds.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Basket men, carrying around 35 pounds of fish on their heads, make 40 to 50 trips to the daily auction during long shifts.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of pounds
Noun
  • Rapp, up on Taft Point, heard two thuds.
    — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • 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
Definition of thuds
Noun
  • The lower-vocal harmony struggles to stand out any time the deeper bass thumps.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Agents yelled from every direction, and the thumps of a news helicopter overhead were deafening.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Definition of thumps
Noun
  • After years of captivating users with endless swipes, dating apps are now trying to get people to put their phones down and find connection in the real world.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • According to RevitaLash, apply a few swipes of the serum to clean lashes once per day.
    — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of swipes
Noun
  • Smoking is a major cause of cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks and strokes, and exposure to secondhand smoke puts people who don’t smoke at risk, too.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The rest of her Emmys look was soft and sweet, with delicate pink shades on her cheeks and lips and a few strokes of liner and mascara to define her blue eyes.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of strokes
Noun
  • Lodolo gave up three runs and six hits in seven innings for the Reds, who have lost nine of 12.
    — Gary Schatz, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • This is a shocker — one of the streaming hits of the summer will be no more, at least on its original platform.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of hits
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“Larrups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larrups. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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