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
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.
—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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for socked
Verb
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Llamas smacked 139 hits in her career, Kyles 136.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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In his first three games of the season, Bryant had 350 receiving yards to go along with four touchdowns, before an all-too familiar foe smacked him down with a brutal punishment.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Fireworks lit up the night sky, people honked horns on jampacked streets and firefighters — from their trucks — slapped high-fives with delirious fans.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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Do not read this if my editors have slapped a closeup of cochliomyia hominivorax, aka nightmare flesh-eating parasite, on top of this column.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 June 2026
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Right fielder Jung Hoo Lee saw his 18-game hitting streak, the longest active streak in the majors entering play, come to an end after going hitless in three at-bats.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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Among those arrested was a woman who allegedly punched a police officer.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
9 June 2026
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Emily Dunn then responded with a goal for Walpole, but Duxbury punched right back via the stick of Emma Prouty.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Robinson responded with a forearm to Wembanyama’s neck that either knocked him to the ground or gave sufficient cover for a flop.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Last September, a fire at a South Korean data center knocked 647 government services offline.—
Leonard Lim,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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A little over a month later, another spell of freezing weather bullied its way into Central Florida and slammed the remaining citrus groves that had just started to recover.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Rob Stewart was slammed by fans for jetting off to attend Scotland's FIFA World Cup match in Boston less than a day after the rocker canceled a concert in California due to health issues.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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The Americans gradually amplified their attack centered around Pulisic’s runs — and three minutes after an apparent goal from Balogun was erased by an offside call, Pulisic again drove the left side and got a deflected pass to the trailing Balogun, who banged it home.—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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Instead, both hesitated, their feet tangled and a charging Healy banged in the loose ball.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
12 June 2026
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Balogun struck again just before halftime, extending the United States' lead and sending the crowd in Inglewood into a frenzy.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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According to charging documents, the two men began arguing before Harmon allegedly retrieved a tire iron from his vehicle and struck the victim three times in the head.—
Caroline Foreback,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Socked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socked. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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