as in to smack
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
he shall smite his enemies with a mighty fist
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Recent Examples of smite
Wearing his World Gym t-shirt, suspenders, a yellow plastic helmet and touting a big stogie, Arnold doth smite his foes about the head and topple them and saveth the world from the Justice Department and network executives.
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Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
In Steel Nomad Light, the new Adreno GPU certainly smites the implementation of the old Adreno in the two Snapdragon X Elite systems here, delivering a bit more than double the score.
—Wendy Sheehan Donnell, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
At some point, the glass negative cracked, and a thin black lightning strike of a line smote General Terry in the chest.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
The flip side occurs when an area with good yields when bad weather smites the crop nationally.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
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Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
In Steel Nomad Light, the new Adreno GPU certainly smites the implementation of the old Adreno in the two Snapdragon X Elite systems here, delivering a bit more than double the score.
—Wendy Sheehan Donnell, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
At some point, the glass negative cracked, and a thin black lightning strike of a line smote General Terry in the chest.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
The flip side occurs when an area with good yields when bad weather smites the crop nationally.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smite
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The shot smacked off the front of the rim.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Ben Williamson then smacked a ball to the right side that went off the glove of first baseman Spencer Torkelson, allowing Mullins and Fortes to score.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2026
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The Rockies’ Kyle Karros hit an opposite-field line drive that carried to the right-field warning track, but Lee tracked down the potential extra-base hit on the run, then crashed into the chain-link portion of the fence.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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The hitting coaches have been really emphasizing it.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Ripley slapped Jade, mid-pushup, then dumped Cargill to the outside.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Everton’s hopes of securing a first win at Old Trafford since 2013 seemed over when midfielder Idrissa Gueye was sent off in the 13th minute for slapping team-mate Michael Keane.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Within Kyiv, five medical facilities and several residential and commercial blocks were damaged or destroyed, sparking fires, burning cars and knocking debris onto a kindergarten, authorities reported.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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Food and drink Cosmo still punches above its weight on dining.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Doorbell video captured Friday appeared to show Hyder punching the woman, 34-year-old Cherrie Moore, in the face several times while also wrestling her to the ground.—
Jericka Duncan,
CBS News,
2 June 2026
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Summer pants can be especially tricky to find, but these linen trousers strike the right balance.—
Tanya Sharma,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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On the day of the attack, prosecutors allege Butler struck Sheron in front of Sheron’s home.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Williams belted a walk-off moonshot for a 5-4 win, and Canady slammed the door shut for a 2-0 clincher.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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The teenager received a standing ovation before Cowell slammed his Golden Buzzer.—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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Swift watched, clapped and laughed at his antics.—
PJ Green
May 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2026
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Spielberg didn’t stand, or didn’t clap.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
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“Smite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smite. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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