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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
Down the beach Madam LeFleur stood on the porch of her boardinghouse beating slugs off a yak wool rug. Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025 And if there isn’t a card to morph Janeway and Chakotay into slugs I’d be disappointed. Curtis Silver, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
To learn tough lessons and slug through ugly film sessions from the left side of the ledger, a spoonful of sugar to take the edge off dozens of sure-to-be-bitter clips across all three phases. Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025 Volpe has gone from a Gold Glove star with the potential to slug 30 home runs in a season to a negative player across the board, who happens to run into home runs every so often. Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slug
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slug
Verb
  • Bubba purposefully knocks a girl down with a dodgeball, and when Mary tells him to stop being mean, Bubba punches her.
    Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • While they were lined up, members put on boxing gloves and took turns punching the pledges four times in the chest, according to the petition.
    Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The newer versions can hit stationary and moving targets at sea.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
  • His termination notice came just over a week after reporting he had been hit by a car while on duty.
    Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a video posted just days before the competition started, Richter gets his butt slapped by his mentor.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The investigation, which includes an anti-dumping probe, comes just days after Mexican authorities slapped duties on an array of Chinese imports from textiles to steel and automotive parts.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Below is the lead paragraph of the Daily Mail’s story, which Dua Lipa smacked down in an Instagram Stories post days later.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Really, there’s only one character onstage who commands an audience’s attention, and that’s Hines’ gum-smacking sister-in-law, who turns from antagonist to supporter.
    Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Those boys, in theory, enjoy turning lights on and off and knocking things off the wall.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • One of the key pieces of evidence during the trial was a 2016 hotel security video of Combs kicking, punching and knocking Ventura to the ground; prosecutors also showed photos of bruising and other injuries that Ventura alleged were inflicted by Combs throughout their decade-long relationship.
    Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Attorneys slam facility conditions Immigration enforcement processing centers are only supposed to hold people for 72 hours or less, according to Long.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The charging bear slams against the car as the door closes, swiping at the space where the man's head was moments before.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And no need to worry about cookies sticking to the baking sheet or having to bang the muffin tin against the counter to pop them out.
    Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Sep. 2025
  • In a trial that began Wednesday, six Cubans, including independent journalist José Gabriel Barrenechea, also face sentences of up to nine years in prison for staging a cacerolazo protest, banging pots and pans during a blackout in the Villa Clara province in November 2024.
    Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Now, MacLachlan, who lives in North Carolina, is pounding the pavement with a grassroots campaign to garner industry attention.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The affidavit also stated that Brimmer somehow managed to outrun Suresh and made it to a neighbor's house, where the victim began pounding on the garage until he was let into the home.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Slug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slug. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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