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
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.
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Betts swatted the Texas run to halt.
—John Marshall, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Betts swatted the Texas run to halt.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Donovan drove for what looked to be a routine layup before James chased him down, went airborne, and swatted it away from behind.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Before things unraveled, Latz pitched masterfully, and the Rangers swatted a pair of home runs in regulation to even the season’s first series and win 5-4 on a chilly afternoon.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
Welcome to Clara Strack’s block party, where any and all opponents can get their shots swatted to the band section.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
The All-American sophomore didn’t even look at the basket, volleying the ball back to Quinonez, and Quinonez instantly swatted it back at Strong as the defender between them faced whiplash trying to get in position.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
Viel caught Dach in Anaheim’s end three minutes in after the Montreal forward swatted at the puck with his arm but missed.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Betts swatted the Texas run to halt.
—John Marshall, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Betts swatted the Texas run to halt.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Donovan drove for what looked to be a routine layup before James chased him down, went airborne, and swatted it away from behind.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Before things unraveled, Latz pitched masterfully, and the Rangers swatted a pair of home runs in regulation to even the season’s first series and win 5-4 on a chilly afternoon.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
Welcome to Clara Strack’s block party, where any and all opponents can get their shots swatted to the band section.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
The All-American sophomore didn’t even look at the basket, volleying the ball back to Quinonez, and Quinonez instantly swatted it back at Strong as the defender between them faced whiplash trying to get in position.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
Viel caught Dach in Anaheim’s end three minutes in after the Montreal forward swatted at the puck with his arm but missed.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swatted
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Rockies leadoff hitter Eric Young, in the team's first plate appearance at Mile High Stadium, smacked a home run to the seats in left-center field on April 9, 1993.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The pair also didn’t spare the spin duo of Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy, who was smacked for 25 runs by Sharma in one over during the power play as Hyderabad cruised to 84 in the sixth over.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Delhi skipper Axar Patel got the breakthrough when Sharma slapped him to cover and Nitish Rana took a tough chance above his head in the 10th over.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Andrej, wearing a backward Final Four cap, slapped his dad’s hand, went in for a hug and listened as his dad said a few words, both breaking into big smiles.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Viktoria Koskenoja, an emergency medicine physician, knocked on the door then greeted her warmly, pulling up a stool across from her.—
Kate Wells,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2026
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With Carolina winning the puck battles down low, Jordan Martinook knocked the puck off Geekie’s stick, fed William Carrier for a goal on which the B’s needed a stop.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Five pitchers combined for nine strikeouts and allowed just hits for Andrew (4-3).—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Among them was Linda Parker, the president and CEO of Women In Distress of Broward County, who said Metayer’s death hit close to home.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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The pair were arguing when the passenger punched the victim in the face, splitting his lip, cops said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Until Levee, punched once too often, punches back.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Mosquera slammed home a volley from outside the area off a clearance attempt to tie it 1-1 in the 36th minute and fed Da Costo for a first-touch finish from point-blank range give the Timbers a 2-1 lead in the second minute of first-half stoppage time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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But the wind, rising quickly, brought higher waves that slammed the small boat with growing force.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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Catcher Patrick Bailey went for the pick instead of a block, and Winn’s splitter banged off the backstop.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Diehard fans banged bass drums, songs emanated from the supporters’ wall and a packed stadium of 7,211 buzzed all the way through stoppage time of a tense game.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Apr. 2026
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The arena clapped and cheered for their new archbishop.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
26 Mar. 2026
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Those guys all stood up and clapped.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Swatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swatted. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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