as in slapped
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
he smacked the punching bag one final time before heading to the showers
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Recent Examples of smacked
August 27 - Wilmer Flores and Matt Chapman smacked home runs, Heliot Ramos collected three hits and the San Francisco Giants rewarded Justin Verlander with a second win of the season in a 5-2 home victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.
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Field Level Media, Reuters, 27 Aug. 2025
Lutkenhaus smacked Moser’s hand, and then gave him a hug.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Scars on the trunks of floodplain trees where other wood in the swiftly flowing water smacked into the tree trunk with enough force to damage the bark or even shear off the living tree.
—Ellen Wohl
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
The Raiders converted their interception of Jones into a touchdown run by Ashton Jeanty, who smacked into Ji’Ayir Brown at the goal line and also got hit by Bethune.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Sure, they got smacked by Ohio State, but who didn't last winter?
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Two 10-ounce bags of Fresh Express lettuce got smacked with Stop Sales.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
At one point, an overhead bin popped open and a few unbuckled passengers smacked their head on the ceiling.
—Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025
And then the game itself smacked him like Zack Bolduc’s hit that knocked Hall upside down into the Blues bench.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
Field Level Media, Reuters, 27 Aug. 2025
Lutkenhaus smacked Moser’s hand, and then gave him a hug.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Scars on the trunks of floodplain trees where other wood in the swiftly flowing water smacked into the tree trunk with enough force to damage the bark or even shear off the living tree.
—Ellen Wohl
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
The Raiders converted their interception of Jones into a touchdown run by Ashton Jeanty, who smacked into Ji’Ayir Brown at the goal line and also got hit by Bethune.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Sure, they got smacked by Ohio State, but who didn't last winter?
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Two 10-ounce bags of Fresh Express lettuce got smacked with Stop Sales.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
At one point, an overhead bin popped open and a few unbuckled passengers smacked their head on the ceiling.
—Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025
And then the game itself smacked him like Zack Bolduc’s hit that knocked Hall upside down into the Blues bench.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smacked
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During the stream, Kardashian tagged along for Cenat's noodle game — basically, a challenge where the influencer and his friends take turns hitting each other on the head with pool noodles while participants wear helmets and don't know which of their peers slapped them from behind.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The tariffs affected by Friday’s ruling were implemented by Trump this year under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and slapped duties as high as 50% on imports from some countries.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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In the suburbs during the 2020 and 2022 assessment cycles, appeals to the board of review generally knocked commercial values below industry standards for accuracy.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The boys knocked on Leon’s door several times and ran away, Julián’s cousin told police.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Beach, 46, was arrested for DWI-felony serious injury, possession of drug paraphernalia, hit and run/leave scene, reckless driving and failure to maintain lane.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Every Dodger in the starting lineup had at least one hit on a night when there were 18 to go around.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
20 Aug. 2025
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An evening bike ride on a rural road turned fatal in a most unusual way, when the cyclist slammed into a deer in the dark, according to the North Carolina Highway Patrol.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Supporters of Mangione have slammed Shein for using his likeness while his critics have also described the photo as a new low.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Delaney-Rowland told him to put the gun away, but when Parker didn’t, Delaney-Rowland punched him again, then Parker shot him in the back of the head, police said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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Like the clang of bells, the sound bypassed my ears and punched the air from my lungs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Tammy banged her foot into something hard at the foot of the bed.—
Mandi Wright,
Freep.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Brunson then banged her gavel and said the meeting was adjourned.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
23 Aug. 2025
Verb
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As Wyatt goes in for the swing, her little sister, Bennett, runs behind her and nearly gets whacked by the club.—
Georgia Slater,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The Padres ranked 29th of 30 MLB teams in home runs and had received only seven home runs from their left fielders in the 111 games before Laureano, in his second start with them, whacked a reliever’s fastball beyond the right-center field wall at Petco Park.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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His supporters spontaneously clapped when a judge reversed Mason’s jury conviction for tampering with a witness in a Miami-Dade murder-for-hire case — then accepted his plea to a lesser charge of making a false statement to a federal agent.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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The actor — sporting a white tux jacket — beamed and clapped throughout the ovation, only pausing to embrace Olivier Assayas.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Smacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smacked. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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