as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
kept socking the punching bag until he was exhausted
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Recent Examples of socked
The storm could bring the biggest snowfall to the region since January 2016, when New York City was socked by its worst snowstorm on record.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2026
Hyperallergic, which first reported the malfunction, noted that a sprinkler head was damaged during preparations for Winter Storm Fern, which socked New York with nearly a foot of snow over the weekend.
—News Desk, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2026
A day after much of the Chicago area was socked with a snowstorm that lingered from Saturday night all the way into Sunday afternoon, bitter and dangerous cold settled on the area.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
You could get socked with a 75% civil fraud penalty under section 6663.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Slide the be-socked yardstick under the refrigerator and move it back and forth to pick up dust, dirt, and other fine particles.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026
Many of his cases involve wives who were not only unaware of their husband’s crypto dabbling, but when the assets are finally split, can be socked with a massive tax bill from capital gains.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2025
The 170-grain slug socked him right between the horns.
—Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
This is a guy who swiped 32 bases a year ago and socked 28 homers two years ago.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2026
Hyperallergic, which first reported the malfunction, noted that a sprinkler head was damaged during preparations for Winter Storm Fern, which socked New York with nearly a foot of snow over the weekend.
—News Desk, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2026
A day after much of the Chicago area was socked with a snowstorm that lingered from Saturday night all the way into Sunday afternoon, bitter and dangerous cold settled on the area.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
You could get socked with a 75% civil fraud penalty under section 6663.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Slide the be-socked yardstick under the refrigerator and move it back and forth to pick up dust, dirt, and other fine particles.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026
Many of his cases involve wives who were not only unaware of their husband’s crypto dabbling, but when the assets are finally split, can be socked with a massive tax bill from capital gains.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2025
The 170-grain slug socked him right between the horns.
—Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
This is a guy who swiped 32 bases a year ago and socked 28 homers two years ago.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for socked
Verb
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So, each got smacked with a Stop Sale.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Toni Martínez’s clever backheel from the byline smacked off Marin’s head just four meters from goal and flew past his own goalkeeper.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Police detectives found that Jones was assaulted in a fight that started when a woman slapped another woman who was with Jones outside the club.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
20 Mar. 2026
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The two had words with each other before Brady slapped Taylor across the face.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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The ball then hit the football goal post crossbar and bounded down to Luis Duenas who headed it from point-blank range toward the net.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
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The organization doesn’t expect Owens to hit and pitch in the same game this year, but intends to build him toward that goal eventually.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The senior was even more delighted to add a championship hat to her new collection after winning the Big East Tournament, and the team gave her the honor of placing the logo sticker on the NCAA Tournament ticket poster that officially punched UConn’s bid.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2026
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Witnesses recorded a video of Barranco screaming in pain as four agents piled on top of him and punched him during the arrest.—
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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One victim was knocked unconscious for several seconds, while another was surrounded and attacked.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Dallas has knocked Colorado out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs three times this decade — in the COVID-19 bubble tournament of 2020, then again in each of the past two years.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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Zardari slammed the government in Kabul.—
MUNIR AHMED,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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Several people were hospitalized after a car slammed into the rear of another vehicle in front of the Aura nightclub in Kansas City’s midtown, and police suspect impairment was a factor, a police spokeswoman said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton
March 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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James, who took a hard spill in the fourth quarter and banged his right elbow, was officially nursing left foot arthritis.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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And drummer Josh Freese, who returned to Nine Inch Nails last year after Foo Fighters dropped him for NIN’s previous drummer, Ilan Rubin, banged a percussion solo long enough for his bandmates to rush and join him on the main stage.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Two of the drones struck the refinery, the military said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The military said missile fragments struck the edge of Jerusalem's Old City, home to sites sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Socked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socked. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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