slapped

past tense of slap
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of slapped The altercation erupted after an enraged woman allegedly slapped a fellow speaker with a phone and lunged when challenged on women's rights in Iran. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026 The attacker slapped the woman on the buttocks on Bedford and Willoughby Aves. — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026 As Los Angeles became more crowded and less pleasant a place to live, the high-handedness of Southern California developers and officialdom occasionally got those hands slapped. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026 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 His lawyer Mostafa Nili told Emtedad News Agency that Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court had also issued an order for the confiscation of Panahi’s possessions and assets, and slapped him with two-year social media and travel bans. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 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
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
  • But their friendship died in 2021 after Dawson and his husband, Ryland Adams, denied knowing that Jeffree Star, a controversial beauty YouTuber, had allegedly body-shamed and insulted Paytas to her face during a Las Vegas trip together.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The College Football Playoff selection committee has insulted them, their city has mostly ignored them, and few outside of the range of Bob Chesney’s wonderfully gravelly football voice has actually believed in them.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • About 100 people door knocked for Vang in a canvassing event last month that featured divisive political commentator Hasan Piker.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Solace in winter is a treacherous landscape where children slip through the ice, men are knocked sideways by muskies, and cars hurl off the road into trees.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Selena is offended, and splashes him with the liquid, which burns and kills him.
    — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
  • She’s offended by her father’s brusque, dismissive, unpaternal ways.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The deaths come two months after a driver slammed into a Metro bus in Chatworth, killing two people on board.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
  • According to the report, Nzinga Walker and her brother entered the apartment before Everard Walker slammed the door.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Brands, including Stiiizy and West Coast Cure, that were contaminated two years ago came up largely clean in the latest testing — a change that industry leaders attribute to pressure from consumers outraged by The Times’ 2024 reporting.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Bipartisan support for Israel in the US had already been eroding, with Democrats outraged at Israel over the death toll in the Gaza war and a growing number of Republicans believing the US has given it too much support.
    — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The console has already appeared at several maker events, where eager kids have punched and kicked its chunky buttons.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Linebacker Nick Bolton punched the ball free from Hall, and Alohi Gilman recovered to set up a short-field touchdown.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The 25-year-old former 19th-round draft pick hit 25 home runs and 29 home runs in 125 games between three levels.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Netanyahu denied that Israel was responsible for worsening conditions for Palestinians in Gaza's tent camps, which have been hit by severe winter flooding.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026

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“Slapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slapped. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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