sledged

verb

past tense of sledge
as in lashed

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  1. lashed
  2. speared
  3. thrashed
  4. clubbed
  5. stabbed
  6. whipped
  7. slashed
  8. flogged
Verb
  • When the gales of November came early, as the song goes, large waves and intense wind lashed the ship on her final voyage.
    — Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Heavy rains lashed the Gaza Strip, flooding tents and intensifying the misery of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of lashed
Verb
  • Try not to squeal like a 5-year-old when the foot-tall sparkler speared into the sundae is lit.
    — Lisa Shames, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Young Bucks went for a BTE Trigger, but Cope accidentally speared Cage while trying to break it up.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of speared
Verb
  • Boyd, who maintained his innocence to the end, thrashed and convulsed for 40 minutes after prison officials attached a gas mask to his face, according to Hood and journalist Lee Hedgepeth, who witnessed Boyd’s execution.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • But in an ironic twist, part of the parking lot was underwater, a tractor had raised a berm to hold back the ocean, and just to the south, homes were being thrashed by waves.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of thrashed
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  • The MacIvors were strangled with ties, and Michael was also clubbed on the head, according to the Herald’s archives.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Art Basel fairs are clubbed under the MCH Group’s Community Platforms division, which was almost solely responsible for the jump in revenue according to Artnet News.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of clubbed
Verb
  • Police have arrested a 27-year-old former NYPD cop and city substitute school aide for the murder of Brooklyn jogger Katie Suarez, who was stabbed to death during a run along the Brooklyn waterfront, multiple police sources said Saturday.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Prosecutors say the teen stabbed a 16-year-old boy in the upper chest with a 4-inch kitchen knife, seriously injuring the victim.
    — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of stabbed
Verb
  • Now comes Denver, which whipped the Panthers in Super Bowl 50 because Carolina couldn’t handle the Broncos’ pass rush.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The Falcons’ starting quarterback twirled a black string around his finger, then violently whipped it down after his first interception.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • Ionis Pharmaceuticals lost more than $1 billion in market value on Monday after the company slashed sales projections for a triglyceride-lowering drug the biotech and Wall Street analysts believe is a potential blockbuster.
    — Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Milei’s austerity drive has produced a rare budget surplus and slashed annual inflation from 200% to about 32%.
    — Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of slashed
Verb
  • She has not been flogged but spent long periods in solitary confinement.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
  • She hasn’t been flogged, but spent long periods in solitary confinement.
    — Amir-Hussein Radjy, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of flogged
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