slapped

past tense of slap
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Recent Examples of slapped Public support among Americans has plummeted, and partners in Europe and elsewhere have slapped sanctions on Israel. — Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026 According to an affidavit for an arrest warrant, Gilder also attempted to leave with a ring, which was slapped out of his possession and recovered at the scene of the robbery. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 Then Garrett Mitchell slapped another single through the infield, directly where the shortstop typically plays. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Jonathan Aranda singled, and the speedy Chandler Simpson slapped a base hit down the left-field line. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 An employee attempted to prevent Gilder from leaving and slapped the ring out of his hand, but Gilder was able to escape the room, and then the store, with the two pairs of earrings. — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 The Fresh Prince comment referred, unintentionally or not, to the infamous 2022 Oscar-night moment when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock across the face after the latter made a joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2026 At the funeral my half-sister told me I was emotionally disturbed and my memories of being slapped were lies. — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026 In 2018, Boulder County slapped the giant energy companies Suncor Energy and Exxon Mobil with a lawsuit. — Carrie Johnson, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slapped
Verb
  • Nutella, dulce de leche, cheesecake bites and the mini chocolate chips all got smacked with Stop Sales.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Technically, this chart is like getting smacked in the face with a greasy paper bag filled with lamb gyros.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In this storybook little village she is ostracized, acknowledged negatively by the town’s men for her fishy smell, insulted regularly when not being totally ignored.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
  • And in Turkey, a court blocked posts by Grok, the chatbot built into the social platform X, that allegedly insulted President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, founding father Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and religious values.
    — Jordi Calvet-Bademunt, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The score came courtesy of center back Casemiro, who tapped the ball to Suarez on the left side of the box before the Uruguayan knocked it into the top right corner.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Pratt played three seasons at Elon and Northeastern before a foot injury knocked him out early last year.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • She’s offended by her father’s brusque, dismissive, unpaternal ways.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • David Spade thinks people have gotten a little too comfortable being offended.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In a lawsuit filed against Medieval Times in November 2024, Hainsworth alleged that shortly after the performance began, the horse panicked and slammed into the wall at roughly 35 miles per hour.
    — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Clubs across the country sent messages of solidarity and support to the victims of the accident, which also left dozens injured after a high-speed train slammed into the rear of another one that had stopped on the tracks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The old Republicans — the Bush Republicans — would stand up and would be outraged.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said he was outraged by the recordings and had spoken to the injured man, Ricardo Gonzalez, who is a former longtime city employee.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Miz pumped his fist twice and punched the air walking off the mound.
    — Rob Maaddi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The departure of Weil’s M&A chief, Michael Aiello, along with a team of partners, to Cravath last month punched a hole in the firm’s billings and rattled those left behind.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The wreckage of Wednesday's crash reminded many of the aftermath of another train collision in January, when 46 people died in southern Spain when an Iryo train jumped the track and hit an oncoming Renfe train.
    — JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The teams combined to hit just four homers, three for Milwaukee.
    — Rob Maaddi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

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“Slapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slapped. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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