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
  • Air defenses downed or suppressed 52 drones, the air force said, with the missile and six drones impacting across three locations.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Although Canon had mandated that the Cat's programmability be suppressed, the IAI team nevertheless maintained the ability to compute expressions, which Canon permitted as an extension of the editor metaphor.
    Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Five people died and 140 police officers were injured before the insurrection was quelled.
    Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Still, this hasn't quelled the anxieties of anyone with a professional or layman's interest in space science.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Critics panned Lyles’ subdued initial response and blamed the policies of Charlotte officials for failing to prevent the murder.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Notably, clean technology was subdued despite Vice President Han Zheng’s remarks at the 2025 Global Energy Interconnection Conference, emphasizing renewable energy’s importance.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Slapped down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slapped%20down. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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