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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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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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Recent Examples of wallops
Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
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
Noun
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
Verb
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wallops
Noun
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To sail through the strait without being detected by Iran, many ships are turning off their Automatic Identification Systems, which are navigational beacons that broadcast their positions to avoid collisions.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Human encroachment on wildlife habitat — along with other threats such as car collisions, rat poison and disease — are threatening the population across the state.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Like many businesses and restaurants in neighborhoods like Little Village and Pilsen, Carnitas Uruapan picked itself back up after economic woes and significant blows to foot traffic as customers were afraid to eat out, while employees hesitated to come to work.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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The city’s population was diverse and fractious, with religious and ethnic groups who spoke Russian, Polish, Belarusian, German, Yiddish, and Hebrew, and often came to blows with one another.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
Noun
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On the men’s side, the kicks of the early round are a reminder that a Grand Slam is never about just two men, nor one.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Their kicks are being tracked daily, and each kick has a place in the final analysis.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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A lot of freedom going on between the guitars, a lotta little licks intermingle with the big guitar licks that the song is all about.—
Liza Lentini,
SPIN,
22 May 2026
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At one point A’zion licks the digitally de-aged Mick Jagger’s face.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Does Vegas’ Mark Stone not score 45 seconds later if Colorado buries that chance?—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Royal buries her head in Kenda’s armpit.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
26 May 2026
Verb
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That direct relationship is what separates a true farm to table operation from a restaurant that simply slaps the phrase on a marketing page.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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Anderson slaps his hit down the right field line, just fair.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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You’ll be thrown around in your seat, which moves in sync with the action, along with thumps in the back, splashes of water, blasts of air, smoke, and flashes of light.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2026
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In Guyana’s capital city of Georgetown, neighbors can still hear the thumps.—
Tyler Jett,
Des Moines Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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Stockstill was throwing punches, but not connecting.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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An example of maximalism at its best, the color palette is a mix of blues (from midnight to cobalt to aquamarine) with punches of orange.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
29 May 2026
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“Wallops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallops. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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