walloped

past tense of wallop
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Recent Examples of walloped Indiana walloped the defending champion Aces, 109-75, and Cunningham came off the bench to score 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting. Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026 In the rubber match of the series, Paul Goldschmidt timed up a fastball in his first at-bat, then walloped a curveball in his second at-bat. Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 June 2026 After being walloped by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, this waterfront town has been hard at work rebuilding and is now back and better than ever. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 June 2026 This ecosystem is periodically walloped by hurricanes that strip its canopy and blanket the forest floor with tree branches and leaves. John Kominoski, The Conversation, 10 June 2026 Instead, the Lancers got beat, got walloped actually, 7-0, on their own field. Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026 Angels walloped by the Athletics Nick Kurtz had three hits and five RBIs, Brent Rooker and Zack Gelof homered and drove in three runs apiece as the Athletics beat the Angels 14-6 on Tuesday night. Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 In the East, the Detroit Pistons dispatched the Cleveland Cavaliers, and in the West, the Oklahoma City Thunder walloped LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers by 18 points. Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 May 2026 The two shots gave the Celtics — who had walloped the 76ers in two of the first four games and won another in the clutch — a 13-point third-quarter lead. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walloped
Verb
  • The team's official drumline, The Pack, pounded on illuminated drums during quarter breaks, while Skye, the team's sassy, blue-haired lioness mascot, jumped onto the T-shirt cannon to launch souvenir merchandise high into stadium seats.
    Odette Yousef, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Rodriguez pounded the strike zone, issuing his only walk in the sixth inning.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Deploying everything from pickled green strawberries and fresh peas to whipped labneh with Banyul vinegar glaze, artful Viennoiserie evokes more than a little whimsy that spans sweet and savory.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
  • If a recipe calls for 1 cup (unwhipped) whipping cream, substitute 2 cups whipped dessert topping, such as Cool Whip.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Ted Hurst smacked him on the helmet, but Delane kept his cool and did not respond.
    Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • When the Oakland pitcher delivered his slider, Perez smacked the ball to left field down the foul line.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Workers lashed the broad branches together with steel cables and chains.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The fight intensified Sunday when Mark Goldfeder, head of the National Jewish Advocacy Center, lashed out at Bonta and suggested California’s top law enforcement official was doing Ruffalo’s bidding by filing the antitrust lawsuit.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Months after the then-American Football League team had been clobbered by Green Bay 35-10 in the first Super Bowl in 1967, they were left simmering by the postgame words of Packers coach Vince Lombardi.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Clips of the straight, white Clark being clobbered by Black opponents, in a league where 25% to 35% of players are publicly LGBTQ+, became a staple of rightwing social media.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Dramatic footage shows a torrent of water hitting at the Nepal-China border.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Parton earned dozens of top 10 country hits, and her professional ambitions grew along with her career.
    Jewly Hight, NPR, 25 Aug. 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
  • Trump trounced Democrat Kamala Harris by 11 points in Miami-Dade in November 2024 to win Florida for the third presidential election in a row.
    Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The Brewers won three of four from the two-time defending World Series champion Dodgers last weekend and trounced Seattle 22-0 on Tuesday before their four-game winning streak ended with a 7-5 loss to the Mariners on Wednesday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Walloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walloped. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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