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as in pounded
to strike repeatedly
walloped the branches of the pear tree with a stick in an effort to knock down some fruit
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as in whipped
to defeat by a large margin
walloped their traditional rivals 20 to nothing
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as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
arrested for walloping a police officer
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Recent Examples of walloped
In the fourth, Chourio walloped another three-run homer, this one off reliever Daniel Palencia.
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
It's been a year since the remnants of Hurricane Helene walloped eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina with devastating and deadly flooding, and forcing most rafting companies to cease operations.
—Rolando Arrieta, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
The Broncos walloped App State, holding Swann to just 64 passing yards in a 47-14 victory.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Sep. 2025
But the Bengals have a horrid ground game and couldn’t feed the ball consistently to their two best playmakers against the Vikings, and got walloped for it.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Former Los Angeles Chargers star Shawne Merriman put naysayers on notice after the team walloped the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday night, 20-9, to move to 2-0 on the season.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The Huskies walloped Servite 42-14 in their season opener before losing in overtime to Santa Margarita 33-27.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Starting pitcher Casey Mize got walloped in the final game of the three-game set against the Athletics on Wednesday, ending in a 7-0 loss for the Tigers and a three-game road sweep.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Los Angeles has a long flight back and a short week, with a Cardinals team that walloped them 41-10 in Week 2.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Andy McCullough, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
It's been a year since the remnants of Hurricane Helene walloped eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina with devastating and deadly flooding, and forcing most rafting companies to cease operations.
—Rolando Arrieta, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
The Broncos walloped App State, holding Swann to just 64 passing yards in a 47-14 victory.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Sep. 2025
But the Bengals have a horrid ground game and couldn’t feed the ball consistently to their two best playmakers against the Vikings, and got walloped for it.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Former Los Angeles Chargers star Shawne Merriman put naysayers on notice after the team walloped the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday night, 20-9, to move to 2-0 on the season.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The Huskies walloped Servite 42-14 in their season opener before losing in overtime to Santa Margarita 33-27.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Starting pitcher Casey Mize got walloped in the final game of the three-game set against the Athletics on Wednesday, ending in a 7-0 loss for the Tigers and a three-game road sweep.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Los Angeles has a long flight back and a short week, with a Cardinals team that walloped them 41-10 in Week 2.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walloped
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The 12-day war with Iran in June was especially traumatizing, as Iranian missiles pounded Israeli cities and families slept in bomb shelters.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
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Rescuers are struggling to reach at least 200 hikers trapped in a Mount Everest valley by an unexpectedly fierce weekend snowstorm that pounded the mountain with snow and heavy rain, according to Chinese state media CCTV.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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All of the electricity, vibes and crash-the-establishment momentum that began when Deion smacked TCU in his first game as Colorado’s coach have evaporated behind nothing but losses.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Oct. 2025
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In the locker room, fellow pass-rusher extraordinaire Jonathon Cooper smacked Bonitto’s shoulders and bellowed his praises to a gaggle of reporters.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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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
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Two weeks ago, Ramírez clobbered a cutter from Troy Melton for a go-ahead home run to complete a sweep in Detroit.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Live updates The Broncos' offense clicked and the defense clobbered a Joe Burrow-less Bengals team in a lopsided 28-3 Monday Night Football win at Empower Filed at Mile High.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The ball popped up in the air and Bolton was there to grab it, except he was hit by teammate Drue Tranquill.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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Hikers hit Goat Trail Hill 'n Dale Hiking Club will hike Thursday along the Goat Trail to Steel Creek on the Buffalo National River.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 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
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But other corners of the Argentine economy are languishing, and the president’s party got trounced in local elections earlier this month.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Haji Wright and Coventry City are also unbeaten, having trounced Birmingham City 3-0 this weekend.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Walloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walloped. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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