sledged

verb

past tense of sledge
as in lashed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sledged
  1. lashed
  2. speared
  3. thrashed
  4. clubbed
  5. stabbed
  6. whipped
  7. slashed
  8. flogged
Verb
  • Holmes attempted to ask a follow-up, but Trump lashed out at her.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
  • EDTAugust 17, 2026 This weekend, Hawaii was lashed by a rare hurricane, as Lala’s eye passed just 20 miles south of the Big Island’s southern tip on Saturday.
    — Ben Noll, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of lashed
Verb
  • Reigns slipped out and speared Rollins – one, two … so close.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Blackberries make beautiful garnishes, especially when speared with a rosemary sprig.
    — Anna Kovel, Martha Stewart, 10 July 2026
Definition of speared
Verb
  • When the chute opened, Paper Cut thrashed across the arena until, at the sound of the buzzer, Jacobson launched himself off the animal and staggered away, his chaps flapping.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Denis Bouanga scored two goals, Son Heung-min scored in his third consecutive match since the World Cup break, and Los Angeles FC thrashed Sporting Kansas City 4-0 on Saturday night for its fourth consecutive victory.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
Definition of thrashed
Verb
  • Four players hit a home run, including rookie Luis Lara, who clubbed his first long ball as part of a 3-for-6 evening.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Mets got a run back in the bottom of the fifth when the red-hot Torrens clubbed a solo home run to straight-away center field.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of clubbed
Verb
  • His parents were fatally stabbed in their home in Los Angeles’ Brentwood neighborhood in December.
    — Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026
  • An Australian teen was stabbed repeatedly in an apparently largely unprovoked attack early Monday morning inside a McDonald's in New York City, police sources said.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of stabbed
Verb
  • Arcila scored with a right-footed shot from the center of the box in the 50th, then whipped the go-ahead goal past Óscar García for his fourth goal of the tournament.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The bullet apparently whipped across the cab and struck Salgado in the stomach.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • While the good-paying white-collar jobs in the ‘burbs are getting slashed, the substantial workforce Capital One inherited from Discover in the city of Chicago largely has been spared.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, other Western governments have slashed assistance grants and development loans to their lowest level since 2016.
    — Eghosa E. Osaghae, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of slashed
Verb
  • The same day that the nanny allegedly beat Walter, other caregivers slapped and flogged his siblings, including with shoes and wooden sticks.
    — Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
  • The media flagged and flogged it for AI incompetence.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Definition of flogged
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