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
Naturally, Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler socked the first pitch of the sixth inning toward Hoskins and off the left-field wall for a triple.
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Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
Snow was falling in Central Florida after a strong arctic front socked the region with three days of bitter cold, along with nearly an inch of snow.
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Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
Feinberg has socked 16 homers with 63 RBIs.
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Gary Bedore
may 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
Hot black smoke socked her in the face; the staircase had become a glowing, spastic frenzy.
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Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
Evening rush-hour commuters — who thought winter was over — felt foolish after the city was socked with a record-breaking spring snowfall.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
28 Jan. 2026
You could get socked with a 75% civil fraud penalty under section 6663.
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Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
Snow was falling in Central Florida after a strong arctic front socked the region with three days of bitter cold, along with nearly an inch of snow.
—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
Feinberg has socked 16 homers with 63 RBIs.
—
Gary Bedore
may 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
Hot black smoke socked her in the face; the staircase had become a glowing, spastic frenzy.
—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
Evening rush-hour commuters — who thought winter was over — felt foolish after the city was socked with a record-breaking spring snowfall.
—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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.
—
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
You could get socked with a 75% civil fraud penalty under section 6663.
—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for socked
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Wyatt-Hodge, who launched the tournament two weeks ago with a century against Sri Lanka, smacked a 32-ball fifty.
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Curtis Mead smacked a pinch two-run homer to give Washington a 4-3 lead in the sixth.
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The Republican president has slapped his image and name on buildings, torn down storied structures, altered others, started massive construction projects and deployed armed military personnel.
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Emmanuel shook his dreadlocks in disbelief, pointed to the sky, dropped to one knee and slapped the concrete three times.
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Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.
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The Iraq goalkeeper didn't make a play on it, as the ball hit the post and bounced away.
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Algeria turned up the pressure in the second half and had multiple shots on goal that Jordan goalkeeper Yazeed Abulaila punched away, but a corner kick in the 69th minute proved to be the Jordanian keeper’s kryptonite.
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At least in comparison to Gragson being punched by Ross Chastain at the Kansas Speedway three years ago.
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Ismael Saibari knocked a right-footed shot from the center of the box, with an assist from Hakimi.
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Neighbors knocked on her door to help her leave with her mother.
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Moments later, police say Carvahlo slammed head-on into a Chevy Cruze being driven by a Haverhill man in his 20s.
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My jaw was slack, my eyes were slammed shut, and my tongue hung out, touching the ground.
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Soon, the players on the field joined in, sitting down and rowing as captain Martin Ødegaard banged a large drum.
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Against Senegal, the horn was blown by a Norway fan while the team’s captain, Martin Odegaard, banged the drum to coordinate the rowing motion.
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Satellite photos showed the destruction in Venezuela left by two powerful earthquakes that struck Wednesday and left more than 900 people dead.
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Days after twin earthquakes struck Venezuela, rescuers continue their search for survivors in the debris.
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“Socked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socked. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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