Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spanked
Verb
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Something that really smacked me in the mouth is taxes.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026 -
In the opening minutes of the game, Victor Wembanyama drove in transition on Sam Hauser and got smacked in the nose and mouth, going down in pain for an extended period.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The lobbyists, Staples said, had the debate wrapped up tight long before the farmers even knocked the dirt off their boots and entered Congress.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Police said the crash knocked both the operator and his passenger off the e-scooter.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
11 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
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On Tuesday, Freeny banged for loose balls and rebounds and helped limit Cornhuskers’ guard Pryce Sandfort to nine points on nine field-goal attempts.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Wiki Carmona scored two goals against his former team after Prince Owusu found the net on a penalty kick and CF Montreal thumped the New York Red Bulls 3-0 on Sunday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Yes, they were thumped by South Africa earlier in the tournament and needed a stress-inducing win over West Indies in the Super Eights to reach this point.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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In an agricultural region battered by urbanization, climate change, and unjust occupation, the director chronicles a man’s desperate fight to preserve centuries-old ways of living.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
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The Archdiocese of Miami helped after Hurricane Melissa battered eastern Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane in October, leaving thousands of people without homes.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Kings pounded the Clippers inside and controlled the boards behind a balanced attack.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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The atmospheric scientist was chasing thunderstorms near Kankakee Tuesday night that swept across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana — producing destructive tornadoes that razed houses and farmland, and pelting hail that pounded roofs and smashed car windows.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Oil prices whipped from nearly $120 per barrel, their highest since 2022, back toward $90.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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Oil prices whipped from nearly $120 per barrel, the highest since 2022, back toward $90.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Egypt’s pound posted its biggest single-day drop since a devaluation two years ago, as the Middle East’s most populous country continues to be buffeted by the shockwaves of the Iran war.—
Mirette Magdy,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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London/Hong Kong — The conflict raging in the Middle East will test the resilience of a global economy buffeted by tariffs and other trade disruptions over the past year.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Spanked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spanked. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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