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
Although Shay, 39, is best known today for her role on Vanderpump Rules, true fans remember the Bravo star as Maria, the pizza girl who had all three brothers — Nick, Kevin, and Joe — smitten.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Never having taken the slightest notice of football before, now I was smitten.
—Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
Born Again' is a flat rerun of the Netflix show David turns stone-slinging action Bible hero in 'House of David,' smiting giant Goliath
Efron loves the moniker and even added it to his Instagram bio.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Jesse Solomon and Lexi are immediately smitten with each other.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Never having taken the slightest notice of football before, now I was smitten.
—Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
Born Again' is a flat rerun of the Netflix show David turns stone-slinging action Bible hero in 'House of David,' smiting giant Goliath
Efron loves the moniker and even added it to his Instagram bio.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Jesse Solomon and Lexi are immediately smitten with each other.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smite
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Then with two outs, Amed Rosario smacked an RBI single.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2025
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Once the screen comes, Dort smacked his inside leg into Hayes’ outside one.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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The match began with Uso and Gunther going back and forth with each Superstar hitting their signature moves.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Apr. 2025
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The two rivals slapped each other, and Charlotte missed a spear in the corner.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Republican president slapped 10% tariffs on most goods entering the country but delayed the implementation of higher levies, pending negotiations.—
Trevor Hunnicutt,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Jey landed a big uppercut early in the match that knocked Gunther on his butt.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The next day, animal control officers returned to the home and knocked on the door, but no one answered, authorities said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2025
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The scalloped edges strike again in this rattan tray, which can hold decorative items like an oversized knot sculpture or serve as a mini drink station in your home office—something Open Door alum Kathy Hilton once suggested to her daughter Paris. .—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
21 Apr. 2025
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The flooding is part of severe weather that struck multiple states in the South late Saturday and into Sunday.—
Matthew Rehbein,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 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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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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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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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 3 May. 2025.
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