Thesaurus results for SLUGGED

slugged

verb

past tense of slug

as in smacked

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner she got so angry that she slugged the back of the chair and knocked it over

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Recent Examples of slugged Jackson immediately marched over to Chubb and slugged him once in the face, knocking a cap from his head. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 In that span, the lefty has slugged 44 extra-base hits, including 24 home runs, while recording 17 steals in that 63-game stretch. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 Jeremy Peña homered in his first two at-bats and Yordan Alvarez slugged his 39th home run to lead the Houston Astros to a 4-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 Similarly, most current major leaguers were children or weren’t born when Mike Piazza slugged that memorable home run at Shea Stadium 10 days after the attacks. — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Game 4 was even more dramatic, as Tino Martinez slugged a game-tying two-run home run against Byung-hyun Kim with two outs in the ninth. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026 Rafael Devers entered Sunday afternoon as the hottest hitter in baseball, having slugged six home runs in his past half-dozen games. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026 The Tigers slugged Arkansas-Pine Bluff 54-14 on Thursday night in Columbia. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026 The Californian native slugged for most of his season in Double-A Erie (and briefly in Triple-A Toledo) before his call-up, one of several Tigers rookies to get their shot in the big leagues in 2026. — Christian Romo, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slugged

Verb

Nutella, dulce de leche, cheesecake bites and the mini chocolate chips all got smacked with Stop Sales.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Technically, this chart is like getting smacked in the face with a greasy paper bag filled with lamb gyros.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of smacked

Verb

Zaina Alsous, the political lead for Unite Here, said her members knocked on 50,000 doors in support of Rodriguez.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Law enforcement knocked on residents' doors the night before, asking questions about the dumpster, according to people who live on the block.

— Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of knocked

Verb

The altercation erupted after an enraged woman allegedly slapped a fellow speaker with a phone and lunged when challenged on women's rights in Iran.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
The attacker slapped the woman on the buttocks on Bedford and Willoughby Aves.

— Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of slapped

Verb

Moderna just hit a new high The stock is up about 36% in a month.

— Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Because their immune systems are still developing, influenza can hit them hard and fast and can quickly spiral into serious complications including pneumonia, extreme dehydration, brain inflammation or death.

— Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of hit

Verb

Prosecutors said Brown punched the firefighter in the chest, and that the firefighter responded by taking a Halligan bar — made of metal and typically used to break down or pry open doors — from the fire truck.

— Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
When a second waiter tried to pull Gonzalez off the victim, Gonzalez punched that worker in the face as well.

— Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of punched

Verb

Sims attempted to enter the residence, but Bell slammed the door shut, the affidavit says.

— Steven Mross, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
The film, also featuring Helen Mirren, Peter O’Toole, John Gielgud and lots of orgies, was slammed by critics and audiences after its original release.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of slammed

Verb

Canada banged awkwardly into Williams’ knee on a box out during her late free throws and the Valkyries star was being cared for by an athletic trainer on the bench in the waning moments.

— Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Canada banged awkwardly into Williams’ knee on a box out during her late free throws and the Valkyries’ star was being cared for by an athletic trainer on the bench in the waning moments.

— Janie McCauley, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of banged

Verb

Rain pounded the region on Sunday, and one of the pilots reported icing conditions at a high altitude in communications with air traffic control.

— David Fischer, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Rain pounded the region on Sunday, and one of the pilots told air traffic control about icing conditions at a high altitude.

— David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026