spanked

verb

past tense of spank
as in smacked

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  1. smacked
  2. knocked
  3. banged
  4. thumped
  5. battered
  6. pounded
  7. whipped
  8. buffeted
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • But as soon as Barca knocked at his door, Gordon’s mind was made up.
    — Pol Ballús, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Nearing the 40th floor, the tower moved and knocked them off their feet due to the shockwave of the South tower being struck.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of knocked
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Brass blared and dozens of drummers thumped their way from start to finish of the mile-plus route around Central Park.
    — Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Mansfield leads the series 12-10 and had won three straight before Summit thumped the Tigers 34-14 a year ago.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of thumped
Verb
  • Kevin Fujii / Honolulu Civil Beat via AP Other islands were also battered, including Oahu, where maximum wind gusts topped 50 mph.
    — Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The wealthy city’s economy was also battered by a financial crisis that swept across Asia.
    — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of battered
Verb
  • Russia pounded Kyiv for more than 12 hours in a sixth straight night of attacks, killing at least 12 people including six railway workers and an Indian citizen, and devastating civilian districts.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Floods of ‘destructive force’ blast through the canyon As the rain pounded the canyon Saturday, park officials received an alert from the National Weather Service warning of flash flooding in the area.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of pounded
Verb
  • While holding Gnocchi, a large street cleaning truck whipped down the street and startled him into clawing away.
    — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Cheese foam is a smooth and slightly salty whipped foam topping popular in boba drinks.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • OpenAI’s salesforce buffeted by change, leadership turnover Rajic’s predecessor, Dresser, also approached her work with notable intensity.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Growing worries over whether Big Tech’s massive investments in artificial-intelligence technology will translate into profits and whether chipmaker stocks have soared too high in the euphoria around AI have also buffeted share prices.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of buffeted
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