Thesaurus results for SMITES

smites

verb

present tense third-person singular of smite

as in slaps

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 smites 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 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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Verb

Someone slaps a strip of medical tape across their lips, promises you deeper sleep, fewer snores and a sharper jawline by morning, then cuts to a dreamy sunrise shot.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
As the child puts his hands up, Bible says Campbell slaps them away, then drags him off the field.

— Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of slaps

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And there’s rarely time to digest one controversy before the next one comes barreling down the road and smacks us in the mouth.

— Bernard Goldberg, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026
In a fight with yet more mercenaries, Reacher smacks a gun out of a guy’s hand using one of Philadelphia’s moving subway trains.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of smacks

Verb

The move knocks the financier’s voting power in Liberty down from 48% to 3%, and no holder of Liberty Media common stock now holds more than 9% of voting power.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
The loss knocks the Hornets, who have high expectations for this season, to a 3-6 start.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of knocks

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One recent ad featuring an Epstein survivor, and targeted at Kansas Republican Roger Marshall, slams the incumbent senator’s September 2025 vote to block a procedural measure that would have released the Epstein files.

— Caitlin Dewey, Vox, 28 Oct. 2026
There’s seat-shaking violence in how the whale breaches the surface and slams its weight back down (the crafty sound design is by James Miller) and body horror in its claustrophobic, spongy inner chambers.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of slams

Verb

At the end of the song, everybody claps, and then the music comes back as everybody marches off the stage, just all those kinds of things.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026
Even as Heath stumbles his way through the lyrics, the audience respectfully claps along to the beat.

— Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of claps

Verb

Russia and Ukraine exchange drone strikes Russia launched 164 drones across Ukraine overnight into Sunday, 137 of which were shot down, the Ukrainian air force said.

— Vasilisa Stepanenko, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Kurt's key takeaways What strikes me about this Homeland Security leak is how much damage a collection of workplace records could potentially cause.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of strikes

Verb

With runners on the corners, Martinez whacks a two-run, RBI double to tie it at five.

— Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
Then little Holly Wheeler and her 10-year-old friends, including the Season 5 favorite Derek (Jake Connelly), all swarm into the basement and take over the D&D table in a passing of the torch that basically whacks the audience over our collective heads.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025

Definition of whacks

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