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 Bregman slugged three home runs for the first time in his career and finished with seven RBIs in a 12-6 win against the Nationals to pull the Cubs within 3 games of the division-leading Milwaukee Brewers. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 Miami slugged six homers in the series, while the Mets went deep twice. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026 And in Thursday’s win over the Pirates, Jarvis slugged his first career home run, a two-run shot off Cam Sanders that cushioned the Braves’ lead. — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 9 July 2026 The Athletics displayed life in the bottom of the third as Alika Williams doubled and Kurtz slugged a mammoth 457-foot, two-run homer to center, his 20th of the season. — Miami Herald, 4 July 2026 At Daytona International Speedway more than 70,000 persons whooped, hollered and slugged down beer watching Cale Yarborough win the Firecracker 400 automobile race. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026 What if the man had slugged me and gotten the better of me? — Bob Brody, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026 Aaron Judge slugged 62 home runs for the New York Yankees in 2022, breaking Roger Maris’ mythical American League record of 61 homers set in 1961. — Sean Gregory, Time, 9 June 2026 Desmond, a Republican county supervisor, essentially has been waiting in the wings, keeping a comparatively low profile for months as the sure-thing Republican nominee in the pivotal 48th Congressional District, while Democrats slugged it out in a contentious primary. — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slugged

Verb

Taylor Trammell then smacked his first triple of the year off the brick wall in right field before Allen sent him home with the go-ahead run off Keaton Winn (2-3).

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
When Cunningham went up, Carrington jumped and smacked her in the face.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of smacked

Verb

Later in the series, Shah finds himself getting slapped in the face.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
Slapping and/or being slapped was one of Oliver’s handful of requests for his soap opera appearance, along with playing a character with a ridiculous name, and wearing an equally ridiculous wig.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of slapped

Verb

Moehrig responded with 103 tackles — one off his 2024 total — while establishing career highs with 14 tackles for loss, three sacks and seven quarterback hits.

— Joseph Person, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
The height of hurricane season looms, and Gulf Coast refineries have in the past been derailed by major hurricanes hitting the Gulf Coast.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of hit

Verb

Two people who saw the surveillance video recognized the man who punched Wilson as Harris, and one knew him from previous assaults in the area, the complaint said.

— Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2026
By Wednesday, Carter said, fallen branches had punched several holes through roofs across the campus, including the administration building.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of punched

Verb

Four years before the Falcon 9 upper stage crashed near Einstein Crater, for example, part of a Chinese Long March 3C rocket slammed into the moon's far side.

— Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Danon slammed anti-Israel critics for relying on fake terrorist data while Hamas actively hijacked and marked up aid.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of slammed

Verb

That looked like all Boise would need until Madison’s Aaron Edwards banged home a world-class equalizer in the 83rd minute, firing a shot from the left edge of the box and tucking it inside the right post.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 9 Aug. 2026
Drums banged, flags swirled in the air and a group of supporters cheered, marking the beginning of a new chapter for the Brazilian midfielder.

— CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of banged

Verb

Bluefin tuna crudo is gently pounded and spread with a Peruvian-leaning tomato tear, lemon threads and olive oil.

— David Hochman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Russia has relentlessly pounded civilian areas of Ukraine, even though Moscow insists its forces target only military facilities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026