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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
Jack McGlynn scored a goal in each half and the Houston Dynamo thumped LAFC 4-1 on Sunday night at BMO Stadium.
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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
At the other end, Joao Pedro thumped a shot off the base of the post after being put through by Fernandez.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 Apr. 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
Aledo completes perfect district slate Aledo completed a perfect 12-0 District 5-5A schedule as the Bearcats thumped Azle 18-5 on Friday night at Azle High School.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
Mary was the one who tried too hard at piano practice and still thumped the piano, the one who was too earnest.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
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
At the other end, Joao Pedro thumped a shot off the base of the post after being put through by Fernandez.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 Apr. 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
Aledo completes perfect district slate Aledo completed a perfect 12-0 District 5-5A schedule as the Bearcats thumped Azle 18-5 on Friday night at Azle High School.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
Mary was the one who tried too hard at piano practice and still thumped the piano, the one who was too earnest.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thumped
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Alex Call came off the bench and smacked a Matt Gage fastball into right field for a two-run single to take the lead in the sixth inning.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The two have smacked each other around in the weeks since and traded barbs over their places within the company.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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The Rockies pounded Keller for six runs on six hits in the fifth to blow open the game.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
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The United States and Israel pounded Iran with devastating effectiveness for 37 days, killing much of the country’s leadership and destroying the bulk of its military, yet couldn’t collapse the regime or exact even the smallest concession from it.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
10 May 2026
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First baseman Ashley Griffin slapped an RBI single into center field, scoring catcher Beth Damon, extending the lead to 5-1 and ending Braswell’s day.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2026
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Firstman all but preemptively slapped an A24 logo on Club Kid, which doesn’t have distribution yet as of this writing, but his film really would fit into their stable of commercially friendly art flicks, down to its gooey heart.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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Gilgeous-Alexander licked his chops at what Game 1 presented.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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When a boy had licked her neck at a party during the first week of college, a stranger!—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The deputy then spoke with the boy, who said the water bottle Schuman threw hit him on the side of his stomach and knocked his phone down.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating vandalism at Old Memphis Cemetery in Palmetto, where deputies say 17 grave sites were damaged with broken and knocked-down headstones, graffiti and damaged concrete.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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In previous years, the 31-year-old originally from Chicago might have lashed back when accosted on the ice.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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Lively has maintained this approach was in line with the press tactic laid out for her by Sony, but the internet quickly lashed out at her given the film’s serious subject matter.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Pratt slammed the city’s permitting problems.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Beua Leroux slammed home a volley in the 18th minute and Reid Roberts scored his first MLS goal in the 81st for San Jose.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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Maria Wittorp, the hotel’s head concierge, said, with the haste of an auctioneer, standing in the lobby, as blazer-wearing staffers whipped by.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Real estate agents whipped out their phones to put a hard sell on anything east of I-95.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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“Thumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thumped. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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