smite

verb

ˈsmīt How to pronounce smite (audio)
Definition of smitenext
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. — 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 See All Example Sentences for smite
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smite
  1. smack
  2. hit
  3. slap
  4. knock
  5. punch
  6. strike
  7. slam
  8. clap
Verb
  • Heavy raindrops flew sideways, smacking against the hood of my rain jacket and creating a nearly deafening white noise.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
  • The Tampa Bay Rays third baseman smacked a 463-foot whopper late last month.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of smack
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
  • Brussels, however, was less charitable with EU regulators slapping a fine of 890 million euros ($1 billion) on Google, its first penalty under the Digital Markets Act, for favoring its own services.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of slap
Verb
  • The person knocked on the door and was let in by Chavez, and the video recording device was disconnected about 10 minutes later, investigators have said.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
  • Thekla then strikes Nightingale with the microphone and attempts to hit her with the championship belt, but Nightingale knocks her away.
    — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of knock
Verb
  • Brown was accused of twice hitting the victim with a glass bottle to his head while Akinlolu punched him.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • Trey Songz has avoided jail time following his arrest last year over allegedly punching an employee at a nightclub in New York City.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026
Definition of punch
Verb
  • One thing that’s striking in the book is the importance of the women in your life — especially your mom and your wife.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Thekla then strikes Nightingale with the microphone and attempts to hit her with the championship belt, but Nightingale knocks her away.
    — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of strike
Verb
  • Even slamming the door of the Mercedes is a subdued event with its soft-close doors.
    — Sasha Lekach, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • After the judge’s ruling Monday, the lawyer representing Rivas’ parents slammed the defense for suggesting Rivas caused her own death.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2026
Definition of slam
Verb
  • As the room applauded, the president did not appear to be clapping.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 25 July 2026
  • As McIver built clouds and caterpillars from soap water, the children clapped and cheered in unison.
    — Claire Wang, Oc Register, 23 July 2026
Definition of clap

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