slapped down

past tense of slap down

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of slapped down And that’s the big ol’ marker general manager Adam Peters has slapped down on the table, a year-plus into his stint here. David Aldridge, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025 But his vague inferences have been easily slapped down with clear details about prices not being met and no promises being made. Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slapped down
Verb
  • Defenders shot down or suppressed 112 drones, the air force said.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Until the 1960s, members of this Indigenous minority were discouraged from reindeer herding, and the church and state suppressed their language and culture.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The excitement following a superb victory at Manchester City was quelled somewhat by a home defeat to Bournemouth, but optimism endures that Frank’s side can clinch a top-five spot.
    Jack Bantock, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But that hasn’t quelled interest from surrounding communities to be the franchise’s next home.
    John Aguilar, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Prestige beauty was flat as the market remained subdued.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
  • There is nothing subdued or conciliatory in its account of the brutal transfer of power which comes when a parent is failing and a child assumes command.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Slapped down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slapped%20down. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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