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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
With patches of ice still visible in some places in downtown, the demonstrators assembled for a protest that had been originally set for earlier in the week but was hastily postponed because of the winter blast that walloped North Texas.
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Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
With so much of the country being walloped by winter weather right now, any indication that spring is on the way is a welcome one.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 27 Jan. 2026
Tennessee has also started being walloped by snow and ice, with forecasters predicting up to six inches of snow expected from the storm, more than a season's worth in about one day.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
If Texas Tech didn’t belong, then BYU, which was walloped twice by the Red Raiders, certainly had no business in the 12-team field.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
But their worst loss of the season came to none other than Ole Miss, which walloped the Wave 45-10 in September.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 19 Dec. 2025
Smith was injured in the third period of last Saturday’s road game against the Pittsburgh Penguins as he was walloped into the boards by defenseman Tyler Wotherspoon.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2025
The Broncos traveled to Seattle to open the 2023 season and were walloped 56-19 by the Huskies.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 13 Dec. 2025
The Soviets had walloped the United States in a pre-Olympic exhibition game at Madison Square Garden, but the Americans got hot at the right time.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
With so much of the country being walloped by winter weather right now, any indication that spring is on the way is a welcome one.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 27 Jan. 2026
Tennessee has also started being walloped by snow and ice, with forecasters predicting up to six inches of snow expected from the storm, more than a season's worth in about one day.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
If Texas Tech didn’t belong, then BYU, which was walloped twice by the Red Raiders, certainly had no business in the 12-team field.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
But their worst loss of the season came to none other than Ole Miss, which walloped the Wave 45-10 in September.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 19 Dec. 2025
Smith was injured in the third period of last Saturday’s road game against the Pittsburgh Penguins as he was walloped into the boards by defenseman Tyler Wotherspoon.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2025
The Broncos traveled to Seattle to open the 2023 season and were walloped 56-19 by the Huskies.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 13 Dec. 2025
The Soviets had walloped the United States in a pre-Olympic exhibition game at Madison Square Garden, but the Americans got hot at the right time.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walloped
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Searchers looked in backyards, knocked on doors and pounded the pavement.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Forecasters say damage, especially in areas pounded by ice, could rival that of a hurricane.—
Thomas Peipert,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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Atkinson whipped his arm against the nearby referee before the whistle was blown.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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In an age when polarized politics have whipped extremists into a frenzy and disagreeing with someone’s views justifies physical assault among fringe elements, the assault on Omar is a new abysmal milestone of societal degradation.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago, causing mass extinction.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Stout yelled at Valkyrie about going to the bathroom several times on Saturday and smacked the girl at least twice, the mother told police.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2026
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The president has lashed out at current Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over the Fed's slow-and-steady approach to interest rate cuts over the last year.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Tony Khan’s History Of Online Controversies On New Year’s Eve in 2021, Tony Khan lashed out on Twitter at former AEW star Big Swole for her complaints about AEW’s lack of diversity.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Friday morning snow squalls in the Chicago weather forecast could make the commute extremely dangerous before Northwest Indiana gets clobbered by lake effect snow this weekend.—
David Yeomans,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Night after night on the news — watching peaceful civil rights marchers getting clobbered by white supremacists.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
21 Jan. 2026
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Journalist Don Lemon was released from custody Friday after he was arrested and hit with federal civil rights charges over his coverage of an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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But of all the spaghetti that got thrown at the wall, this is the one that hits for reasons that are totally orthogonal to politics and sort of Washington.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Just hours before Saturday morning’s Shabbat service, flames and smoke licked through the synagogue, destroying at least two Torahs and many prayer books.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026
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When asked by director Marina Zenovich if there was a time when Chase walked away from his mother and stepfather and never saw them again, Chase pretended to swat a fly on his forehead, then licked his fingers as if eating the imaginary bug.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
2 Jan. 2026
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But Biden, then a former vice president, trounced her and others in the South Carolina primaries, prompting her to drop out and join others in closing ranks behind him.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Steelers were trounced 30-6 by the Houston Texans in the AFC Wild Card game on Monday night at Acrisure Field.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Walloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walloped. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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