as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
didn't sleep a wink all night because she was too busy swatting mosquitoes
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Recent Examples of swatted
Backup center Goga Bitadze swatted away four shots and altered several others.
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2026
The bee that flies alone gets swatted, or at least turned into a necklace at some rich lady’s garden party.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Then Julien swatted a home run the other way to left field, Márquez got another out and Moniak drove his second home run over the wall in right-center field.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Muncy swatted three home runs on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series against the Texas Rangers, including a walk-off solo blast in the ninth inning of a thrilling 8-7 victory at Dodger Stadium.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2026
Moton was sitting on his phone, minding his own business, when Norman suddenly yawned and swatted her hand in his direction.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Norman yawned — then suddenly swatted her hand in his direction.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Everett singled in Kallin Whisenant to give Joshua a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning and swatted a 2-run triple in the sixth that gave the Owls a 5-4 lead.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Betts swatted the Texas run to halt.
—John Marshall, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2026
The bee that flies alone gets swatted, or at least turned into a necklace at some rich lady’s garden party.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Then Julien swatted a home run the other way to left field, Márquez got another out and Moniak drove his second home run over the wall in right-center field.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Muncy swatted three home runs on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series against the Texas Rangers, including a walk-off solo blast in the ninth inning of a thrilling 8-7 victory at Dodger Stadium.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2026
Moton was sitting on his phone, minding his own business, when Norman suddenly yawned and swatted her hand in his direction.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Norman yawned — then suddenly swatted her hand in his direction.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Everett singled in Kallin Whisenant to give Joshua a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning and swatted a 2-run triple in the sixth that gave the Owls a 5-4 lead.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Betts swatted the Texas run to halt.
—John Marshall, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swatted
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Lauren Daugherty, a junior catcher committed to Kentucky, smacked a line drive to score two more and then scored on a single by senior Katelyn Wassey.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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Varma smacked Ashok Sharma for 26 runs from three sixes and two fours in the 18th, and reached his hundred with a six and a four off Prasidh Krishna’s last two balls in the final over that went for 22.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Marcus Smart grabbed the ball and fired a two-handed pass to James, who bobbled it and slapped it to Luke Kennard.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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In one of the more striking examples, retail traders stampeded into Allbirds after the troubled shoemaker slapped an artificial intelligence label on its business.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Here's a look at the pitch that ultimately knocked Jasson Domínguez out of the game.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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The girl reportedly freed herself and knocked on a nearby neighbor's door, where she was brought inside to safety.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And Silva hit a home run, her third, after attempting a bunt on the previous pitch.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Seattle Seahawks have already hit three of their biggest needs in the 2026 NFL Draft, taking Notre Dame running back Jadarian Price on Thursday night in Round 1 and TCU safety Bud Clark and Arkansas cornerback Julian Neal in the second and third rounds on Friday.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Pistons punched back with a 20-5 run as the Magic at one point missed 13 straight shots from the floor.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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The would-be robbery victim did not need medical attention after being punched.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Krebs slammed the puck home to give Buffalo a 1-0 lead.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Carlsson slammed a shot off Ingram’s right pad that Granlund popped home for his first goal of the spring.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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As one third of The Police, Copeland banged his way to the upper reaches of pop stardom.—
Heather Abbott,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Smith, who had been 0-for-6 lifetime against Fairchild, banged a 2-1 cutter off the left-center-field fence to clear the bases.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The rest of us ooh-ed and clapped.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
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Guests clapped as Howe, 63, smiled and ran over to hug her daughter.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Swatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swatted. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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