Thesaurus results for WALLOPS

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noun

plural of wallop

as in collisions

a forceful coming together of two things felt the wallop of a car crashing into their front porch

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as in blows

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument gave the ball a good wallop with the bat

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as in kicks

a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings she really got a wallop out of finding a rare first edition by her favorite author

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wallops

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verb

present tense third-person singular of wallop

as in licks

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 buries

to defeat by a large margin walloped their traditional rivals 20 to nothing

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as in slaps

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner arrested for walloping a police officer

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Noun

The slight sweetness of the gravy-less curry is tempered with wallops of miso while curry powder seasons the ground beef more than adequately. — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 June 2026 In 2022 and 2024, there were similar blank stretches, but both seasons ended with major wallops to Florida — Hurricanes Ian and Nicole in 2022, and Hurricanes Helene and Milton last year. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025

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Later, as his family tunes in via radio, Cassius wallops Poland’s Zbigniew Pietrzykowski in the ring and wins gold for the United States. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026 And even the smallest nibble wallops with a potent vegetal bitterness. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026 Finally, Outie Mark and Gemma are reunited, and the mix of joy and relief and love on Adam Scott and Dichen Lachman’s faces as their characters take each other in wallops you. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025 Gove will have a lot on his plate if winter wallops the city. — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2025

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Noun

Both victims were rushed to a nearby hospital, where the boy succumbed to injuries sustained in the collisions.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Adding a third component could reveal new quantum behaviors, but three-body collisions can cause atoms to disappear from the system, making experiments difficult to sustain.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026

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Elsewhere, investors are absorbing the blows from a selloff in artificial intelligence stocks on Thursday, which saw the Nasdaq, S&P 500, and Russell 2000 all log their worst one-day loss since April 2025, according to FactSet data.

— Sarah Min,Sawdah Bhaimiya,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Since the breakdown of a truce in July, Saudi Arabia has traded blows with the Houthis, who have retaliated with strikes on Saudi airports, energy infrastructure and military sites that killed at least 20 people in October.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of blows

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To reduce those upfront premiums, most workers today choose high-deductible plans, where the median paid out-of-pocket before coverage kicks is now $2,500.

— Merrill Goozner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
Kicker Jake Bates has made all but one of his kicks this season.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of kicks

Verb

That glib self-confidence is present in McNamara, who licks the doughnut glaze off his fingers before offering his hand to the female detective questioning the one living Jason.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Later, a woman protractedly licks blue ice cream from a cone, her attempts thwarted by ferocious gusts of wind and sand.

— Matilda Hague, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of licks

Verb

Someone slaps a strip of medical tape across their lips, promises you deeper sleep, fewer snores and a sharper jawline by morning, then cuts to a dreamy sunrise shot.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
As the child puts his hands up, Bible says Campbell slaps them away, then drags him off the field.

— Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of slaps

Noun

The flavor excels because each ingredient punches above its weight.

— Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Nov. 2026
Once upon a time, Georgia-Florida was an annual heavyweight fight, two proud programs trading punches and championships while their fans traded insults and cocktails in Jacksonville.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2026

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