1
as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
thumped the desk with his hand as he delivered his speech
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2
as in pounded
to strike repeatedly
playfully knocked his younger brother down and began to thump him with a foam bat
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Recent Examples of thumped
Before the Chiefs thumped the Ravens at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, the Chargers suffered their first loss of the season.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
The quarterback had been thumped to the turf repeatedly and bounced back to his feet repeatedly.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
Cal thumped the Beavers, whacked Texas Southern and outlasted Minnesota.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
The music thumped away, though at reduced volume, the bats performed their acrobatics over the pool, the hash pipe glowed, people began to yawn.
—T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
England, who have not been defeated in three years, thumped the United States 69-7.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Bishop Moore thumped Tavares 41-14.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Fists thumped against the table.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
The quarterback had been thumped to the turf repeatedly and bounced back to his feet repeatedly.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
Cal thumped the Beavers, whacked Texas Southern and outlasted Minnesota.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
The music thumped away, though at reduced volume, the bats performed their acrobatics over the pool, the hash pipe glowed, people began to yawn.
—T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
England, who have not been defeated in three years, thumped the United States 69-7.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Bishop Moore thumped Tavares 41-14.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Fists thumped against the table.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thumped
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James Outman and Ryan Fitzgerald also smacked solo shots, and Jeffers doubled in a run.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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Linklater took a more aggressive directorial tack than usual, pushing Hawke to subtract any mannerisms that smacked too much of himself.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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The Fighting Irish pounded Arkansas on the road and won with a much higher margin of victory than Ole Miss had against the Razorbacks.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Sep. 2025
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Palestinians flee new offensive Mirna Alsharif Thousands of Palestinians fled northern Gaza with their belongings as Israel forces pounded the enclave's largest city.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In a video posted just days before the competition started, Richter gets his butt slapped by his mentor.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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The investigation, which includes an anti-dumping probe, comes just days after Mexican authorities slapped duties on an array of Chinese imports from textiles to steel and automotive parts.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Show Viz Nuno Espirito Santo’s Nottingham Forest had counter-attacking licked.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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The afternoon sun licked the windscreen of the car, and the heat boiled my skin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While half-heartedly watching Napier against Miami, Stricklin accidentally knocked one of Marino’s letters out of place.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Guido has been a magnet for controversy; a decade earlier he had been knocked to the ground when the Pirates’ first baseman Randall Simon took a swing at him with his bat from the visitor’s dugout, causing both the Italian sausage and hot dog to fall.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Conservatives on social media immediately lashed out at the news.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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Some Bethpage fans lashed out in a way that added to the embarrassment of the day.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And in a different year, with a different quarterback, the outcome was the same early in Monday night’s first quarter as Higgins pivoted to his back-shoulder and slammed to the turf with a 19-yard catch.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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Tatiana slammed the horn and floored the gas pedal, roaring into her backyard.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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Hakeem actually whipped his members to shut the government down.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Folding whipped topping gently into the pudding mixture keeps the filling fluffy and mousse-like.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Thumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thumped. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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