PISTOL-WHIPPED Synonyms: 104 Similar Words

pistol-whipped

verb

past tense of pistol-whip

as in horsewhipped

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The suspects then forced the clerk into a rear employee office at gunpoint, where the clerk was allegedly assaulted, according to police.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026
During which he was physically assaulted and told that in no uncertain terms that this was coming from the captain.

— Jim DeFede, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of assaulted

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The two bears had been involved in an incident in which two of Grazer’s 2024 cubs were attacked by Chunk after falling over a waterfall.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026
Soon after, Anthropic revealed that its own stress testers attacked three companies too.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of attacked

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Police said Warren punched a 15-year-old and caused a minor injury to the teen’s parent.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Their job is to reduce the world to a series of numbers that can be punched into increasingly complex statistical equations and published in esoteric journals with high barriers to entry and minuscule readerships.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of punched

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On a recent weekend in Lee's district about 50 days before the election, members from the Culinary Union, the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations knocked on voters' doors, hoping to sway those still undecided.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
In the fifth round, the champion landed a powerful right-hand punch that knocked Pantoja down.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of knocked

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Contreras smacked Young’s sinker 403 feet to left to lead off the fourth for his 18th homer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
That stretch started with the doubleheader sweep of the Detroit Tigers earlier this month, when Bazzana smacked a tying homer and a walk-off single in the nightcap.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of smacked

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Since the beginning of the year, his administration has slapped sanctions regularly on Cuban officials, government enterprises and military companies and has cut off oil supplies to the Cuban government.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
The Tigers got slapped by a 76-yard touchdown on the second play of the game.

— PJ Green September 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026

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