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Recent Examples of slap
Verb
Somebody hit me on the hand and slapped me on the face. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025 The film is doing so well that Apple has abided by a traditional theatrical window, versus reversing course and slapping the film on Apple TV+. Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
When the back slaps did not work, the officer turned the child around and performed the Heimlich maneuver, which dislodged a piece of a hot dog. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 22 July 2025 So this isn’t a slap at the spending aspect of CUT. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for slap
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slap
Verb
  • Sure, they got smacked by Ohio State, but who didn't last winter?
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Two 10-ounce bags of Fresh Express lettuce got smacked with Stop Sales.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • After a couple of insulting caricatures, increasingly bizarre depictions of the Vice President started to spread through the internet, the trend becoming a competition to see who could create the most hideous, weird or original Vance.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • More to the point, these kinds of claims insult the officers who are actually doing the work.
    Diane Goldstein, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The decline threatens to push record beef prices even higher, with tariffs limiting importers’ ability to soften the blow.
    Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The Postal Savings Bank, established in 1911, softened the blow of the Great Depression for millions, before being killed by the big banks in 1967.
    Mark Dimondstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Produced by Universal Pictures, Nobody 2 is the sequel to the 2021 action comedy hit Nobody.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The Mega Millions jackpot was last hit June 27, when a Virginia player won the $348 million grand prize, lottery officials said.
    Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Their female anime character companion removes clothing as a reward for positive engagement from users and responds with expletives if offended or rejected by users.
    Annie Chestnut Tutor, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
  • When Brian and Murtagh report that Dougal offended the Grants and Colum had to promise Ellen’s hand to appease the situation, Lord Lovat squirms.
    Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Though the latter can play third base, both are primarily generating interest, however much might be out there, for their ability to add some thump to a contending team's lineup.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
  • The wolf was quite literally at the door of the blue house on Highway 49 in Sierra County, tearing apart an elk on the front porch as the college-age son of the owner sat alone inside, listening to the thumps and snarls and hoping the latch was secure.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Ensuring fairness and avoiding bias in AI systems is paramount, as algorithms can inadvertently amplify discriminatory patterns from training data or misinterpret cultural nuances and sarcasm.
    Anees Ali Khan, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Someone constantly uses sarcasm to undermine suggestions without offering alternatives.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • California Governor Gavin Newsom is punching back at President Donald Trump — in memes and capital letters.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Miami’s first offensive drive of the Bears game was spoiled because of the team’s inability to punch the ball into the end zone on four goal line runs.
    Omar Kelly August 15, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025

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“Slap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slap. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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