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as in pounded
to strike repeatedly
your father will lick you good if he hears you using swear words
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as in defeated
to achieve a victory over
he's determined to do everything he can to lick the cancer
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Recent Examples of licked
Just outside the room, Hadley eagerly licked it up.
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Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Just outside the room, Hadley eagerly licked it up.
—Laura Ungar, Fortune, 23 May 2026
Gilgeous-Alexander licked his chops at what Game 1 presented.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 6 May 2026
When a boy had licked her neck at a party during the first week of college, a stranger!
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
There was one girl who licked doorknobs.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Rumor has it the fashion crowd licked the shelves clean in Paris as soon as the first designs hit stores.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
Of course, the flue was closed, so the fire licked up the walls, left a smell like the fall, like ancient smokehouses and dung.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
At Nadeau’s Ice Sculptures, the oldest carving factory in America, a team of former archaeologists and butchers creates ephemeral art designed to be licked, touched, and eventually, lost.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Just outside the room, Hadley eagerly licked it up.
—Laura Ungar, Fortune, 23 May 2026
Gilgeous-Alexander licked his chops at what Game 1 presented.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 6 May 2026
When a boy had licked her neck at a party during the first week of college, a stranger!
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
There was one girl who licked doorknobs.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Rumor has it the fashion crowd licked the shelves clean in Paris as soon as the first designs hit stores.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
Of course, the flue was closed, so the fire licked up the walls, left a smell like the fall, like ancient smokehouses and dung.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
At Nadeau’s Ice Sculptures, the oldest carving factory in America, a team of former archaeologists and butchers creates ephemeral art designed to be licked, touched, and eventually, lost.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for licked
Verb
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Haitian konpa music pounded as fans danced to the rhythm and children passed around soccer balls.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2026
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At least 14 people were killed today as the Israeli military pounded Tyre in southern Lebanon.—
Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
Verb
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DeGette has defeated primary challengers before, but this time her opponents have lined up long endorsement rosters.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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McKendree University defeated Cal State San Marcos 4-3 Sunday to eliminate the Cougars and advance to the best-of-three series to determine the NCAA Division II softball champions.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
Verb
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As conquerers of the Eastern Conference, the New York Knicks have whipped all five boroughs into a frenzy.—
Esfandiar Baraheni,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Costume bit the tenant’s hands and cheek during the struggle, then whipped a knife out of his pocket and stabbed the tenant in the back of the neck, the tenant said.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
1 June 2026
Verb
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The Miami Hurricanes overcame the first-inning implosion on Saturday night, one in which poor pitching from AJ Ciscar and poor defense behind him allowed the Florida Gators to score six runs in the winner’s bracket game in the Gainesville Regional of the NCAA tournament.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
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La Mirada scored two runs in the fifth inning, but Escobar closed out well and overcame walking five batters.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Trump has lashed out at NATO and threatened to withdraw in recent months over alliance members’ reluctance to get involved in the Iran war.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
3 June 2026
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This torturous ordeal marked Mee’s first time entering this cave, located in the foothills of a mining project near the village of Long Tieng, hours away from the nearest cities and on muddy roads that have been lashed by the rainy season.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
Verb
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End-of-grade assessments are meant to measure if students have mastered the grade-appropriate content laid out in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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Rather than hiring dozens of new staffers to helm these properties, the media companies are trying to find areas of expertise already mastered by current employees.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Statlander and Shida then came to blows after Shida slapped her tag team partner across the face.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
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She was also slapped into another dimension by Jules (Hunter Schafer) after lobbing several insults at her about Jules’ whole sugar baby situation.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
24 May 2026
Verb
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Suvali took longer to be claimed and eventually Ethan was volunteered by the room and accepted with grace.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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Pressure is a privilege and, in our case, the players took those competitions seriously.—
Zach McMahon,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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“Licked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/licked. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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