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roughed

verb

past tense of rough

as in chopped

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Back in, Aldis tried the Cloverleaf again, but Gunther blocked it and chopped him down.

— Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Eggplant Parmesan FAQs Cook 1 medium onion, finely chopped, ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, and ½ tsp Diamond Crystal or ¼ tsp.

— Rachel Dolfi, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 July 2026

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In the top of the third inning, Lombard, in his second at-bat, pummeled a breaking ball into the visitors' bullpen for a solo home run for the Jupiter Hammerheads.

— Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Several other towns experienced flash flooding as rain pummeled the northern part of the state.

— Christina Fan, CBS News, 29 July 2026

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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

Definition of slapped

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As the train doors were about to close, the pair exited the train, facing off against each other, and the assailant punched the victim in the face.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
During the fight, Collins told detectives, his cousin punched his sister and threatened to kill them.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026

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Growing worries over whether Big Tech’s massive investments in artificial-intelligence technology will translate into profits and whether chipmaker stocks have soared too high in the euphoria around AI have also buffeted share prices.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
ServiceNow has been buffeted by fears of the ‘SaaSpocalypse,’ or that autonomous AI agents will undercut demand for enterprise software.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 July 2026

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The subsequent drop, as well as a decline in the shares of Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla, have knocked his wealth down to $783 billion, according to Forbes.

— Bernard Condon, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Ezequiel Duran drove in four runs, the last on a game-ending double, and the Texas Rangers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Tuesday night to snap a season-worst six-game losing streak that knocked them out of the AL West lead.

— CBS News, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of knocked

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Poor guy is probably just trying to watch the home run derby in peace and just got drive by whacked by me.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026
Pop, a Romanian, was rolling through another service game when Bobker whacked an easy backhand beyond the baseline.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of whacked

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