Thesaurus results for SOCKED

socked

verb

past tense of sock

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 same goes for the rancor socked across by Graham (so memorable in Adolescence), whose Toby looks about ready to headbutt Miguel at any moment. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 As players and coaches hooted and hollered for Richman’s win, Mills socked a cheering Richman with a right hook to his facemask. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026 Yordan Alvarez socked his 34th home run in the eighth inning, a tiebreaking two-run shot that lifted the Houston Astros to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins and a sweep of the three-game interleague series. — Miami Herald, 23 July 2026 Contreras socked 'em into the rarified air of the left field upper deck. — CBS News, 14 July 2026 Another quirk of the mutual fund redemption process shows up when markets have a losing year and investors are still socked with capital gains distributions. — Debbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 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 Naturally, Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler socked the first pitch of the sixth inning toward Hoskins and off the left-field wall for a triple. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 14 June 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

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Brady House smacked a three-run homer, Jackson Kent pitched seven innings of one-run ball to earn his first major league win and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Miami Marlins 9-2 on Friday.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
In last fall’s season-opener, the Irish smacked Chicago Christian 47-6.

— Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of smacked

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Apple has now discontinued the older 17 Pro models and slapped $100 price hikes on all other existing models, including the regular iPhone 17, iPhone Air, and iPhone 17e.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
Washington had then slapped new 50% tariffs on about $20 billion worth of Canadian wine, hockey sticks and other key goods.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

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After the Giants punched their ticket by sweeping two games from the Ports, Haines confirmed that Flora would take the ball one more time in next week’s best-of-3 series against Lake Elsinore.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
In this case, that means getting a shiner to look like he’s been punched while Kirk tweaks the sensors just enough to put the recovered La’an on the trail of the wrong Kirk.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of punched

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Police say five people have died and 40 others were injured after a Dutch tour bus slammed into a roadside crash barrier and overturned in eastern Switzerland.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
Before that day, Americans could not really conceive of an attack like this one — passenger planes slammed into high-rise buildings, the Pentagon, a Pennsylvania field in the deadliest act of coordinated violence this nation has ever seen.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of slammed

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The Padres banged the ball all around Petco Park in taking a 3-0 lead on the first 15 pitches from Cole, a Southern California native who gave up three consecutive homers to open a game for the second time in his career.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026
Before Sue could answer, the defense objected, Judge Sullivan banged his gavel, and the question was stricken from the record.

— Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of banged

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Meanwhile, repairs to a crucial Saudi Arabian oil pipeline that was struck in an attack last week could last three to five weeks, putting it mostly out of service, two regional officials said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Russia struck a Ukrainian passenger train close to the Polish border, narrowly missing one carrying European diplomats and a former British prime minister, the latest sign of Moscow’s escalation of the conflict.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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