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
There’s no denying we’re smitten with our four-legged friends around here.
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
Fans were especially smitten with the picture of her and the Masters of the Air actor.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Things get much worse for the Dutton family enemies, who Spencer gets to smiting almost single-handedly.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Justin also remembers being smitten with Nicole within the first 10 minutes of talking to her—before even asking her name.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2025
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
Fans were especially smitten with the picture of her and the Masters of the Air actor.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Things get much worse for the Dutton family enemies, who Spencer gets to smiting almost single-handedly.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Justin also remembers being smitten with Nicole within the first 10 minutes of talking to her—before even asking her name.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smite
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Guests can also hop a free shuttle to the hotel’s sister property, Skylark Negril Beach Resort, smack on Seven Mile Beach.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Someone on the other team took a shot at him, and the puck tipped right under his visor and hit him in the eye, squarely smacking him right in the eyeball.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton hit the game-winning shot, crossing over Antetokounmpo and driving to the basket for a right-handed layup with 1.3 seconds left.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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Specifically, wage satisfaction hit its lowest level, at 54.8%, since November 2021, according to March data also from the New York Fed.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
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Local News In 2020, Jennifer Vasquez alleged he was kicked, slapped and shoved by husband In a 2020 protective order, Jennifer Vasquez alleged that her husband verbally abused, kicked, slapped, and shoved her.—
Mikenzie Frost,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2025
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The film, a part of the sprawling Marvel franchise, was approved for release in China before Washington and Beijing slapped tit-for-tat tariffs on each other.—
Casey Hall and Sophie Yu,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Besides, Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick knock their respective roles out of the park, and if nothing else, the movie’s suiting deserves to be admired (especially given the dress code of this year’s Met Gala).—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
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And in Game 5, Doncic injured his back, James knocked knees and Reaves struggled with his outside shot and ability to create separation off drives.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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The driver of a black Mercedes G-Class left the road and struck eight people at the Olgastraße/Charlottenstraße intersection, south of Stuttgart's city center, at around 5:50 p.m. local time on Friday, May 2, Stuttgart Police stated in a press release.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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The suspect allegedly pointed the gun, which had an extended magazine, at the officer, who opened fire, fatally striking the teen.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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That trend already spiraled into real-world hostility in 2024; while the song played at a bar in Germany, a crowd reportedly yelled slurs at a Black woman and punched her in the face, with one man allegedly Nazi-saluting.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2025
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With that win, Niemann punched his ticket to Oakmont for the U.S. Open.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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However, prosecutors allege that a drunk and angry Read knowingly slammed her SUV into her boyfriend -- Boston police officer John O'Keefe -- outside of a get-together at another officer's home and left him to die in a blizzard in January 2022.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2025
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The estate's lawsuit said Clyde Leach’s Tesla Model Y suddenly accelerated, went off the road and slammed into a pillar at an Ohio gas station.—
Mike Scarcella,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Video footage of the incident obtained by the outlets showed the passengers clapping and cheering when the flight finally took off for Albania.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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That’s when residents all over the city threw open their windows and climbed onto fire escapes, clapping, banging pots and pans, and shouting at full volume to salute the health care workers who were battling a novel coronavirus that had overrun the city.—
Christina Ray Stanton,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Smite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smite. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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