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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
Instead, the Lancers got beat, got walloped actually, 7-0, on their own field.
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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
The Packers have walloped the Rams in recent memory, winning 16 of their last 21 meetings dating back to 1992, including 10 of their last 11.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 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
During that time, the company has also been walloped by tariffs, geopolitical challenges, and industry overcapacity.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
O’Neill inexplicably bobbles the snap, tries to pick the ball up instead of diving on it and loses it again when he gets walloped.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Illinois residents have been walloped by surging health insurance costs this year.
—Barbara Hoare, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
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
The Packers have walloped the Rams in recent memory, winning 16 of their last 21 meetings dating back to 1992, including 10 of their last 11.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 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
During that time, the company has also been walloped by tariffs, geopolitical challenges, and industry overcapacity.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
O’Neill inexplicably bobbles the snap, tries to pick the ball up instead of diving on it and loses it again when he gets walloped.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Illinois residents have been walloped by surging health insurance costs this year.
—Barbara Hoare, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walloped
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Haitian konpa music pounded as fans danced to the rhythm and children passed around soccer balls.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2026
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At least 14 people were killed today as the Israeli military pounded Tyre in southern Lebanon.—
Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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As conquerers of the Eastern Conference, the New York Knicks have whipped all five boroughs into a frenzy.—
Esfandiar Baraheni,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Costume bit the tenant’s hands and cheek during the struggle, then whipped a knife out of his pocket and stabbed the tenant in the back of the neck, the tenant said.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
1 June 2026
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Tech infielder Alex Hernandez, who starred in the ACC championship game last weekend, smacked a game-tying two-run homer before an out was recorded in the bottom of the frame.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
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In a 3-2 second-round win against La Costa Canyon, Point Loma smacked two solo homers in the bottom of the seventh.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Trump has lashed out at NATO and threatened to withdraw in recent months over alliance members’ reluctance to get involved in the Iran war.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
3 June 2026
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This torturous ordeal marked Mee’s first time entering this cave, located in the foothills of a mining project near the village of Long Tieng, hours away from the nearest cities and on muddy roads that have been lashed by the rainy season.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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Bottom line Next, ponder how surging rates clobbered affordability as home prices failed to tumble, and sales collapsed.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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The best team in hockey was clobbered.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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The Rockies’ Kyle Karros hit an opposite-field line drive that carried to the right-field warning track, but Lee tracked down the potential extra-base hit on the run, then crashed into the chain-link portion of the fence.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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The hitting coaches have been really emphasizing it.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Just outside the room, Hadley eagerly licked it up.—
Laura Ungar,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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Just outside the room, Hadley eagerly licked it up.—
Laura Ungar,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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The attorney trounced his opponent, Paloma Valencia, who was seen as the right-wing establishment candidate and was backed by former President Alvaro Uribe; the senator failed to reach 7% of the vote.—
Alfie Pannell,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
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Dell trounced earnings estimates in Thursday evening’s release.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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“Walloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walloped. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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