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
Arrow was smitten by the mother of five's warm demeanor and flaming red hair.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
And much like anyone would be, she was smitten with Roberts.
—Kerensa Cadenas, IndieWire, 2 May 2025
When a fellow-passenger, Charles Langdon, showed Twain a miniature portrait of his twenty-one-year-old sister, Olivia, he was smitten.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Now they’re guaranteed one this year, even if the lottery gods smite them twice.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
And much like anyone would be, she was smitten with Roberts.
—Kerensa Cadenas, IndieWire, 2 May 2025
When a fellow-passenger, Charles Langdon, showed Twain a miniature portrait of his twenty-one-year-old sister, Olivia, he was smitten.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Now they’re guaranteed one this year, even if the lottery gods smite them twice.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smite
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The Giants haven’t had a 30-homer hitter in a single season since Bonds smacked 45 in 2004.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
16 June 2025
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In testing with a dozen real-world examples of ransomware, Bitdefender smacked down all but one.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 June 2025
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If approved, the settlement would be among the largest in a wave of lawsuits over the past decade as governments and others sought to hold drugmakers, wholesalers and pharmacies accountable for the opioid epidemic that started rising in the years after OxyContin hit the market in 1996.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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The 33-year-old outfielder has a .278 batting average and has hit seven home runs in 72 games this season.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2025
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These nimble vehicles are built to precise specs, and capturing racing footage from the driver's point of view isn't as simple as slapping a GoPro on and calling it a day.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
16 June 2025
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The experience was shared on Reddit, where the passenger detailed how the person seated behind him, in first class nonetheless, repeatedly tapped and slapped the person's head and hat to awaken him to help retrieve a lost earbud.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2025
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Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark got hit in the eye and knocked to the ground, while also doing some shoving of her own, during a testy and physical game against the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night in Indianapolis.—
Chuck Schilken,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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Immediately after being traded and added to the team’s group chat, the chirps started flying. Bennett, who knocked Marchand out of a couple games of the playoffs last year with a controversial hit, was the first victim.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025
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This is season 2, which my wife has already watched, and I’m struck by how little drama there is behind the scenes, as all the girls feel like best friends, for the most part.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The air force also struck a nuclear weapons development site in the area of Natanz.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
20 June 2025
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Today's talkers Coastal Carolina is the first team in the College World Series to punch its ticket to the semifinals.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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The company has achieved its traction with just five employees, all based in San Francisco, leveraging AI tools like Cursor, Windsurf, and Claude to punch above their weight class.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Sanders slams corporations, CEOs At the heart of the issues in America’s political climate, Sanders said, is an immense concentration of wealth among a select few corporations and people.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2025
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But the door slammed shut following three straight losses.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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People did not seem especially enthusiastic in clapping for him, but the crowd was willing to give it up for New York City.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
17 June 2025
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His dreams were shattered right in front of him, yet Hovland immediately put his putter down and clapped with pure appreciation.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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“Smite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smite. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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