1
as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
she was so mad that she wanted to slap him right across the face
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as in insulted
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
tired of jokes that slap people of faith
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Recent Examples of slapped
The pair slapped hands on their way back to the dugout.
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
Anyone who comes to our territory to support terrorism … will get slapped.
—CBS News, 20 May 2026
First baseman Ashley Griffin slapped an RBI single into center field, scoring catcher Beth Damon, extending the lead to 5-1 and ending Braswell’s day.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
Firstman all but preemptively slapped an A24 logo on Club Kid, which doesn’t have distribution yet as of this writing, but his film really would fit into their stable of commercially friendly art flicks, down to its gooey heart.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026
The White House has also slapped fresh sanctions on a number of Cuban officials and organizations in recent weeks.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Trump later slapped the state-sponsor of terror designation back on at the start of his second term.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The same day that the nanny allegedly beat Walter, other caregivers slapped and flogged his siblings, including with shoes and wooden sticks.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
Anyone who comes to our territory to support terrorism … will get slapped.
—CBS News, 20 May 2026
First baseman Ashley Griffin slapped an RBI single into center field, scoring catcher Beth Damon, extending the lead to 5-1 and ending Braswell’s day.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
Firstman all but preemptively slapped an A24 logo on Club Kid, which doesn’t have distribution yet as of this writing, but his film really would fit into their stable of commercially friendly art flicks, down to its gooey heart.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026
The White House has also slapped fresh sanctions on a number of Cuban officials and organizations in recent weeks.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Trump later slapped the state-sponsor of terror designation back on at the start of his second term.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The same day that the nanny allegedly beat Walter, other caregivers slapped and flogged his siblings, including with shoes and wooden sticks.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slapped
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Tech infielder Alex Hernandez, who starred in the ACC championship game last weekend, smacked a game-tying two-run homer before an out was recorded in the bottom of the frame.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
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In a 3-2 second-round win against La Costa Canyon, Point Loma smacked two solo homers in the bottom of the seventh.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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In each episode a different guest sometimes played by a celebrity like Kumail Nanjiani or Atsuka Okatsu will walk through the door to get insulted by the pair.—
Joshua Dudley,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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And more than 1 in 5 Asian American Pacific Islanders reported being harassed or insulted in the past year because of their race.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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Ross Garcia described the incident in court as an unprovoked attack in which Butler punched Sheron in the jaw, knocked him to the ground and repeatedly struck him in the head, NBC7 reported.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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Jett was eventually knocked to the ground and continued to be hit around his head until a bystander took the bat.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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But for a few years there everything offended everybody, which is wild.—
Max Bacall , Nikos DeGruccio,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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The series is a descendant of Comedy Central’s airings of the notorious New York Friars Club roasts, which for decades delivered some very dark and incredibly funny jokes that are not for the easily offended.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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The full weight of it slammed me backward into the kitchen island, pinning my lower back and hips.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
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Suarez, 61, also slammed into a parked, occupied van that started a five-car pileup, police say.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
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Kris Rogers is a Land Park community advocate outraged by the new program, which allows needle exchanges in a mobile RV positioned within several library branch parking lots.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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But the video, which came out three weeks ago, has outraged many of the business class.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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Ross Garcia described the incident in court as an unprovoked attack in which Butler punched Sheron in the jaw, knocked him to the ground and repeatedly struck him in the head, NBC7 reported.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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Kevin McGonigle punched a ground ball inside the first-base line, for a two-run triple, tying the score.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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The Rockies’ Kyle Karros hit an opposite-field line drive that carried to the right-field warning track, but Lee tracked down the potential extra-base hit on the run, then crashed into the chain-link portion of the fence.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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The hitting coaches have been really emphasizing it.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Slapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slapped. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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