Thesaurus results for THUMPED

thumped

verb

past tense of thump

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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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 The mood was festive and celebratory, despite the rough won-loss record, and music thumped while players braided each other’s hair. —

Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026 Morgan Gibbs-White, with a point to prove after his omission from England’s World Cup squad — as the home crowd continually chanted about throughout — thumped home after Omari Hutchinson rolled a free kick into his path. —

Andy Naylor, New York Times, 24 May 2026 The Indians thumped Trinity three days later 13-3 in six innings. —

Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2026 Jack McGlynn scored a goal in each half and the Houston Dynamo thumped LAFC 4-1 on Sunday night at BMO Stadium. —

Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026 Reigns eventually fell to his feet, and Fatu thumped into Reigns with a pair of running hip attacks. —

Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026 Jack McGlynn scored a goal in each half and the Houston Dynamo thumped Los Angeles FC 4-1 on Sunday night. —

ABC News, 10 May 2026 As if to punctuate that, thunder thumped again. —

David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026 Jaylen Brown scored 20 points for the Celtics, who thumped the Sixers by 20-plus points for the second time in the series. —

CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026

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Tech infielder Alex Hernandez, who starred in the ACC championship game last weekend, smacked a game-tying two-run homer before an out was recorded in the bottom of the frame.

— Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
In a 3-2 second-round win against La Costa Canyon, Point Loma smacked two solo homers in the bottom of the seventh.

— Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026