Thesaurus results for THWACKED

thwacked

verb

past tense of thwack

as in smacked

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner thwacked the growling dog on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper

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Recent Examples of thwacked The back door flung open, then thwacked shut. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026

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That stretch started with the doubleheader sweep of the Detroit Tigers earlier this month, when Bazzana smacked a tying homer and a walk-off single in the nightcap.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Suddenly a fan favorite in New York again, Volpe smacked a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs during his rousing return from Triple-A as the Yankees beat the Colorado Rockies 10-3 on Thursday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of smacked

Verb

Since the beginning of the year, his administration has slapped sanctions regularly on Cuban officials, government enterprises and military companies and has cut off oil supplies to the Cuban government.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
The Tigers got slapped by a 76-yard touchdown on the second play of the game.

— PJ Green September 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of slapped

Verb

On a recent weekend in Lee's district about 50 days before the election, members from the Culinary Union, the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations knocked on voters' doors, hoping to sway those still undecided.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
In the fifth round, the champion landed a powerful right-hand punch that knocked Pantoja down.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of knocked

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The first curveball of the night came when word hit that Young was closing out the night, as opposed to Willie Nelson.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026
Following a bohemian couple from Istanbul who hit a wall both creatively and personally, this slow-burn drama takes a little too much time to get the ball rolling but evolves into an honest portrait of artists finding their way out of the darkness.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of hit

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Police said Warren punched a 15-year-old and caused a minor injury to the teen’s parent.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Their job is to reduce the world to a series of numbers that can be punched into increasingly complex statistical equations and published in esoteric journals with high barriers to entry and minuscule readerships.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of punched

Verb

Trump’s scramble to tout the US talks with Belarus underscores the pressure from American farmers, who are slammed by surging diesel and fertilizer costs linked to the war with Iran.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
First, a speeding SUV slammed into an LA Metro bus, killing two of its passengers.

— Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of slammed

Verb

Both banged off the Tropicana Field catwalk in foul territory, nullifying the catch made on both of them.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
The Padres banged the ball all around Petco Park in taking a 3-0 lead on the first 15 pitches from Cole, a Southern California native who gave up three consecutive homers to open a game for the second time in his career.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of banged

Verb

Poor guy is probably just trying to watch the home run derby in peace and just got drive by whacked by me.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026
Pop, a Romanian, was rolling through another service game when Bobker whacked an easy backhand beyond the baseline.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 July 2026

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