Thesaurus results for SLUGGING

slugging

verb

present participle of slug

as in hitting

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 slugging But, more importantly, the Dodgers had nine hits in their eight times to the plate, with rookie Santiago Espinal and recently-off-the-IL Mookie Betts slugging back-to-back home runs to lead off the bottom of the third inning. —

Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 That slugging potential was showcased early in his MLB career. —

Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026 Houston’s offense ranked eighth in the majors in batting average and sixth in slugging against left-handed pitching. —

Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 10 May 2026 The Shea Hey Kid Shea Langeliers, the Athletics’ slugging catcher, grew up far from Flushing, Queens — first in Oregon, then in Texas. —

Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 8 May 2026 But that doesn’t heal the pain the Braves’ (not so much) slugging third baseman has suffered through. —

Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 1 May 2026 Langeliers was second on the A’s in WAR behind slugging first baseman Nick Kurtz last year and leads the team so far this season. —

Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026 Bregman wasn’t fazed by it, slugging a game-tying home run in the eighth inning Friday for his first marquee moment in a Cubs uniform. —

Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026 Bryce Harper has been slugging with Victus bats for a while now — last season, Harper rocked a custom baby blue bat for a gender reveal when his wife Kayla was expecting their fourth child, Hayes Three Harper. —

Nikki Dementri, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026

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Kay, meanwhile, rebounded after a first inning filled with traffic — two singles and hitting a batter with a pitch — to top his previous career high of 5 2/3 innings.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
As Kelsey Luderer rounded third base and headed home Thursday after hitting a game-tying home run that ignited Sherman Oaks Notre Dame to a 6-3 Division 1 softball playoff win over Anaheim Canyon, she was greeted by every teammate at the plate.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026