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slug

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noun (2)

slug

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of slug
Noun
When presented with slugs, alive or dead, fish and worms rejected the meal outright. Quanta Magazine, 5 Mar. 2025 The cowboy is able to put out the fire, but not before taking a slug. Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Verb
Even in stretches when his batting average hovered around the Mendoza Line, or his strikeout total climbed leaderboards, his ability to slug had been the great equalizer. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025 Meanwhile, as injuries to other regulars piled up, a five-time Silver Slugger slugged .276. Dennis Lin, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slug
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slug
Verb
  • The Panthers can punch with anyone, if this series comes to that.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
  • All three have at least one title, too, and the power four has punched three Final Four tickets in the last two state tournaments.
    Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
Verb
  • Prosecutors say Read deliberately hit O’Keefe, 46, outside the home a fellow cop and left him for dead in a drunken rage.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 14 May 2025
  • With the bases now empty, Zach McKinstry restarted the rally with a single, Dillon Dingler was hit by a pitch and Trey Sweeney blew the game open with a three-run home run.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • Honda’s results come amid trade tensions with the U.S., which has slapped a 25% tariff on foreign automobile imports.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 13 May 2025
  • Trump has made clear that his shock plans to slap a 100% tariff on film imports would not be included in a trade deal with the UK, where Pryce films Slow Horses.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 11 May 2025
Verb
  • Lemont 22-3-1 (5) Rocco Luciano smacks two-run double to spark Lemont to 5-0 win over Lincoln-Way West. 4.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
  • He was considered a pioneer of hardcore wrestling, slamming opponents through tables and smacking them with chairs.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • Remember, as little as 6 inches of moving water can knock you off your feet.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025
  • Amid the fighting, one boy punched another in the face, knocking him to the ground, and then began punching several other children.
    Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • The post also slammed Springsteen for speaking out against the president while abroad rather than while on US soil.
    Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
  • Trump’s post came after Swift slammed Trump for using AI images of her to endorse his 2024 presidential run.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • Protesters thronged the streets, banging pots and pans.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
  • One of Butler’s neighbors shared home surveillance footage with the outlet that shows the three teens going up to Butler’s home and not only ringing the doorbell but banging, kicking and slamming on a garage door.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • Conforto, representing the tying run, pounded a 95.2 mph groundball for an inning-ending double play.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 9 May 2025
  • My heart was pounding through my chest standing there hitting.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025

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“Slug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slug. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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