smacked

verb

past tense of smack
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 The Tampa Bay Rays third baseman smacked a 463-foot whopper late last month. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 July 2026 Almost two years ago, China’s east coast was smacked by one of the strongest storms in decades, which temporarily halted container operations at both Shanghai and Ningbo ports. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 July 2026 Davinson Sánchez smacked his shot off the bar, the first miss of the shootout and handing the Swiss the advantage. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026 But Earth has been smacked by space rocks in the past, with even the moderate-sized Chelyabinsk incident of 2013 causing reported property damage near its blast site in Russia. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 7 July 2026 Eury Perez dominated with seven perfect innings, and the Miami Marlins smacked four homers before holding on for a wild 9-8 victory over the host Athletics on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. — Miami Herald, 6 July 2026 Wyatt-Hodge, who launched the tournament two weeks ago with a century against Sri Lanka, smacked a 32-ball fifty. — ABC News, 24 June 2026 Curtis Mead smacked a pinch two-run homer to give Washington a 4-3 lead in the sixth. — CBS News, 24 June 2026 Once inside the cozy cottage, you'll be smacked with the pleasant aroma of toasty sourdough and Benton's bacon, mingling in perfect harmony with poached eggs. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smacked
  1. slapped
  2. knocked
  3. hit
  4. slammed
  5. punched
  6. banged
  7. whacked
  8. clapped
Verb
  • Since the fire, Southern California’s Air Quality Management District has slapped Lineage with multiple violations tied to the warehouse.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • Yesterday, the European Commission slapped AliExpress with the largest fine yet under the Digital Services Act (DSA), exceeding $625 million.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
Definition of slapped
Verb
  • Runners advanced on a sacrifice bunt from Drew Cavanhaugh, and Luis Arraez knocked the game’s first run across with a sacrifice fly to center.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • The figure knocked, appeared to exchange words with someone at the door and was then allowed inside.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of knocked
Verb
  • As thousands of professors at in the University of California system say the students entering their classrooms are increasingly under-prepared for university-level math, the university’s timely graduation rates just hit all-time highs.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
  • Average daily rates in Miami hit $302 for both game nights and eves, according to AirDNA.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of hit
Verb
  • Moments later the Tesla Model 3 raced down a residential street in Katy, Texas, at highway speeds, slammed into a brick home and killed a 76-year-old woman standing in the front room.
    — Bernard Condon, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Ingrid Simonovic, president of the NYC Deputy Sheriffs Benevolent Association, repeatedly slammed Miranda’s treatment of her members during his tenure.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 16 July 2026
Definition of slammed
Verb
  • Video shows part of arrest in Meridian Ten seconds into the initial video, the officer sitting on the man punched him, according to the footage.
    — Alex Brizee July 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026
  • Six minutes into the second half, Maradona challenged England goalkeeper Peter Shilton for a loose ball and punched it into the net with his left hand.
    — Larry Holder, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of punched
Verb
  • Moshobane outworked Sacramento midfielder Danny Crisostomo for the ball and banged it into the far side of the net.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026
  • Nosková banged an ace to set up her sixth championship point, then sent a 115 mph serve that Muchová couldn’t return to seal the match.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of banged
Verb
  • Poor guy is probably just trying to watch the home run derby in peace and just got drive by whacked by me.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026
  • Pop, a Romanian, was rolling through another service game when Bobker whacked an easy backhand beyond the baseline.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of whacked
Verb
  • Last week, as dusk draped over the water, fans clapped the musicians through their last song of the night.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
  • After the performance, Moore clapped and embraced the girls in a group hug.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026
Definition of clapped

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