walloped

past tense of wallop
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Recent Examples of walloped Instead, Hilton debated like someone already preparing to launch a podcast or beg for his old Fox News job back after he gets walloped. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Just weeks after getting walloped by Hurricane Marie, residents on the peninsula in Long Beach are getting ready to do it all over again with Hurricane Polo. — Alys Martinez, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 The hurricane set residents of Mexico's Pacific coast on edge once again after being walloped by powerful cyclones a number of times in recent years. — Desiree Brooks, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026 But the reality is, ABC’s season premiere of Dancing With the Stars reached more viewers on television than the Emmys this year — and absolutely walloped NBC’s telecast among viewers under 50. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026 The division rival 49ers, who adopted a more traditional travel strategy, walloped the Rams in Australia, 27-7. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Democratic warhorse Ed Markey walloped Seth Moulton, who unconvincingly tried to run left. — Carine Hajjar, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026 That is to say nothing of periodic smaller disasters, such as last year's Texas floods that engulfed young campers; the Los Angeles wildfires that chewed through entire neighborhoods; and Typhoon Kalmaegi, which walloped Vietnam and the Philippines. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 That is to say nothing of periodic smaller disasters, such as last year’s Texas floods that engulfed young campers; the Los Angeles wildfires that chewed through entire neighborhoods; and Typhoon Kalmaegi, which walloped Vietnam and the Philippines. — Peter Prengaman, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walloped
Verb
  • Hail the size of golf balls and damaging wind gusts pounded northern and central Arizona in a rare storm blowing through, bringing with it tornado risks and possible flash floods.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • But the boat overtook me, pounded at me as if asking me not to leave it.
    — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Fire crews scrambled late Saturday as fierce winds whipped flames beyond Canadian Forces Base Wainwright and into the surrounding rural area.
    — Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Fire crews scrambled late into the night as fierce winds whipped flames beyond Canadian Forces Base Wainwright and into the surrounding rural area.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Wilson rocked the stanchion with a ferocious dunk in transition in the fourth quarter, only to have his next attempt at a full-court sprint smacked away by Jamal Shead, leading to a Leonard 3-pointer on the other end.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Eagles also have been smacked with injuries and played without several key starters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Trump lashed out again on Wednesday when taking questions on his way to Marine One heading to the South Carolina trip.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Over the weekend, Hurricane Simon lashed at the country's Pacific Coast as a Category 4 hurricane.
    — Adrian Florido, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In 2022, the 49ers hosted the Commanders and absolutely clobbered them.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • That team held a players-only meeting after falling to 0-3… then got clobbered, 27-0, by the Houston Oilers in Week 4.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Social media giant Meta was hit with a class action lawsuit in Australia on behalf of children and teenagers who allegedly suffered harm over the addictive design features and exposure to harmful content on its platforms Facebook and Instagram.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • For the past few years, Baba Stiltz has been hitting the open road with nothing but a guitar, a tape deck, and a few pedals.
    — Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Tuxedo kitten Paolina bounced onto my chest and licked my fingers.
    — Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Her entire face got licked clean off her head when suburban floodwaters breached the cardboard hull protecting Kath’s basement memorabilia stack a few months before I was born.
    — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This year’s show was trounced by the first Monday Night Football game of the year between the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos on ESPN.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Shares of the drone manufacturer jumped 10% after first-quarter results trounced estimates.
    — Michelle Fox,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Walloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walloped. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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