Thesaurus results for SMITTEN

smitten

verb

variants or smote

Definition of smitten

past participle of smite

as in struck

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 smitten 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

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As a sheriff’s deputies arrived at the scene, a second vehicle struck the Thaxton, according to the post.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
Davidson struck me as being fearful, clinging to a handful of ugly stories about trans people as a sign of things to come in women-only spaces.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of struck

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In a press conference on Wednesday, DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry said the police investigation began on the night of Oct 8, 2011, when a 17-year-old girl ran to apartment complex on Lumbee Drive, knocked on a door, and asked for help.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
The Maine, North Carolina, and Texas AFL-CIOs and their affiliates have knocked hundreds of thousands of doors already this cycle, presenting voters with the contract and where the candidates stand.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of knocked

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Residential real estate prices may hit a bottom in the third quarter of 2028, the report said.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
For Fleabag and The Tourist producer Two Brothers, the show is the first hitting the international market since its parent, All3Media, was acquired by Banijay.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of hit

Verb

His pass set and movements looked more like an art than someone who punched people for a living.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
The suspect allegedly punched the woman with a closed fist before taking her phone and driver's license, then fleeing the scene, according to police.

— Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of punched

Verb

When his grandfather was mauled by a leopard caught in a trap set for an impala, however, Mgesi began to feel that the dangers of hunting wildlife outweighed its benefits for humans.

— Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
The native dogs are known to have killed baby Azaria Chamberlain, who was taken in the outback in 1980, and mauled Canadian tourist Piper James, who died on K’Gari off the coast of Queensland earlier this year.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

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