Thesaurus results for PADDLED

paddled

verb

past tense of paddle

as in rowed

to move a boat by means of oars I like to paddle on the river for exercise and relaxation

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to strike repeatedly back in those times it was acceptable for teachers to paddle misbehaving students

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Recent Examples of paddled The summer after the country celebrated its 200th birthday, David Hearn paddled a canoe nicknamed the Queen Mary around the Reflecting Pool as part of an event intended to draw attention to a sport that would later lead him to Olympic glory. — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026 Charlie and Dolly hopped on board as their dad paddled them along this gorgeous surf. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 Mystery illnesses have struck several groups of Grand Canyon rafters who paddled the Colorado River, prompting the National Park Service to investigate whether something in or along the river is making people sick. — Evan Bush, NBC news, 9 July 2026 On the coast, the quirky tradition that is the Hermosa Beach Ironman returned, too, as dozens of people ran, paddled and drank a six pack of suds. — Daily News, 4 July 2026 Some shaggy buffalo drowsed in a patch of shade, and a hose fed water into a large puddle where a white goose paddled in tight circles. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 14 May 2026 Authorities said Brian Hooker then paddled to shore and alerted someone about her disappearance early Sunday. — R.j. Rico, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 The current carried her away, according to Brian, who paddled back to a marina at Marsh Harbor. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026 Authorities said the woman’s husband paddled to shore and alerted someone about the incident early Sunday. — ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026

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The ship is regularly sailed and rowed, and on select outings visitors can even take an oar themselves—making Tønsberg one of the few places where World Cup fans can find out just how much harder the real thing is than the stadium version.

— Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
In 1852, in America’s first intercollegiate sporting event, Harvard rowed past Yale to win the first Harvard-Yale Regatta.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026

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Grande licked one of them, and fans were immediately outraged by the moment.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 16 July 2026
As flames licked at the fabric and smoke curled toward the ceiling, an overcapacity crowd of more than 1,800 panicked, rushing for the exits and jamming against doors that opened inward.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026

Definition of licked

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Beijing lashed out, restricting vital commerce and the flow of Chinese tourists on which Japan – the world’s fourth-largest economy – depends.

— Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2026
Trump has repeatedly lashed out at the CNN White House correspondent, and her colleagues have defended her against him.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026

Definition of lashed

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In 2017, the object flew into our solar system, whipped around the sun like a comet, and flew back out.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
The blaze raged through pine forests and scrubland through the weekend, whipped by gale force winds that often prevented water-dropping planes from operating.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of whipped

Verb

The episode feinted toward genuine rapprochement before yanking the rug out, leaving the Gang pelted with an industrial-grade indoor blizzard and then happily chucking rocks at passing trains, as was Mac and Charlie’s childhood tradition.

— Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
However, during the curtain call, outstanding — or maybe just good-looking — male actors are sometimes pelted with loose flowers by their admirers.

— Judith Martin, Mercury News, 20 July 2026

Definition of pelted

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Rhodes was left bruised and battered that night but was still the champion.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
The National Weather Service has repeatedly warned of dangerous rip currents and elevated surf in recent weeks as multiple southerly swells battered the coastlines of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of battered

Verb

New York Mets rookie Jefry Yan jumped high in the air with his feet spread apart, landed on the front of the mound and then slapped the grass with his left hand while briefly going to a knee.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Trump first slapped a 39 percent levy on Swiss exports in August 2025; eventually, that sky-high figure was reduced to 15 percent last November.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 July 2026

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