slaps 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of slap
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slaps

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noun

plural of slap
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of slaps
Verb
Instead, Ted slaps him in the face, twice. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025 Anthony thinks his fiancé wants a mother more than a partner, so Giuseppe slaps a pie into his face? Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2025 The main kid characters are teens navigating their parents getting remarried, so older children will be able to wrap their heads around that and are more apt to find that Anna's old band, Pink Slip, still slaps. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
Touted as the second-highest fine ever levied by the board, many observers struggled to view it as anything but the gentlest of wrist slaps. David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025 They were then categorized by behavior, including jumps, belly rolls, tail slaps, bow riding and even petting. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaps
Verb
  • Andor hates him on sight, which only intensifies when Berend smacks around his mother and tears up the apartment looking for proof that Klára has deceived the boy with idealized fictions about his origins.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Vocals are sped up into squiggles, instruments are reversed and gated, percussion smacks you in the face and then suddenly vanishes.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In the case of Governor Pritzker insults his body, body shamed him.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • No matter how many times Putin insults the president and ignores his calls for a total ceasefire in Ukraine, Trump returns for more humiliation.
    Trudy Rubin, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The blows come from front, back, and the demonstrator doesn’t seem to hold back even.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Frazier, though, was relentless, seeking a way inside Ali’s reach, driving blows into Ali’s ribs but moving too fast to get caught by the night-ender Ali had planned.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His visit to her is the kind of single scene where an Oscar winner like Steenburgen knocks it out of the park.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The fun-loving entertainment hub doesn't yet have a US product page, but is up for pre-order on Amazon for US$799 (though there is a promo coupon available at time of writing that knocks a few dollars off that ticket price).
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Think of the chatbots that enrage customers, copy that erases brand voice, email that offends prospects, or sales outreach that overwhelms without engaging.
    Andrea Hill, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Ali was scoring plenty with jabs and flurries, but his attempts to land big punches mostly fell flat.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
  • But as any fan of either show will tell you, both are adept at delivering emotional gut-punches that have been known to leave viewers in tears.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When the Great Depression hits, these estates become the targets of an ideological clash.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The Emmy winner voiced a role in DreamWorks’ The Bad Guys 2 and will soon be seen starring alongside comedian Nate Bargatze in his TriStar Pictures comedy The Breadwinner, which hits theaters on March 13.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Content that outrages, polarizes or triggers anxiety keeps us watching.
    Avital Pardo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Slaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaps. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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