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as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
gave the wasp's nest a good whack with the bat
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as in bang
a loud explosive sound
the whack echoed around the field
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as in to hit
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
whacked the vending machine to get the candy bar to fall
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as in to assassinate
slang
to put to death deliberately
without a second thought the mob boss had them whacked
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Recent Examples of whack
Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Ober also struggled with diminished velocity in spring training, attributing it to his mechanics being out of whack, an especially big challenge for the 6-foot-9 right-hander.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 7 June 2025
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
Last year, Reese committed a flagrant foul on Clark by whacking her on the head as Clark went up for a layup.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 18 May 2025
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Noun
Trump calls alleged Shapiro mansion arsonist 'whack job.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Ober also struggled with diminished velocity in spring training, attributing it to his mechanics being out of whack, an especially big challenge for the 6-foot-9 right-hander.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 7 June 2025
Verb
Shohei Ohtani retook sole possession of the major league lead in long balls by whacking his 17th of the season.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
Last year, Reese committed a flagrant foul on Clark by whacking her on the head as Clark went up for a layup.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whack
Noun
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For Paul, the bout is another step in his attempt to silence the purists and reassert himself as more than a YouTube celebrity with gloves.—
Jad El Reda,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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Brooks is featured throughout the 2024 documentary Remembering Gene Wilder and talks about his attempts to help Wilder following his Alzheimer's diagnosis.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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The Senate parliamentarian's guidance has delivered several blows to key GOP provisions, including an effort to exclude undocumented immigrants from receiving Medicaid benefits and a plan to lower provider taxes, which states use to help fund their portion of Medicaid costs.—
June 27,
CBS News,
27 June 2025
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The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending bill does not adhere to the chamber’s procedural rules, delivering a crucial blow as Republicans rush to finish the package this week.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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Sabrina Carpenter rarely strays from her signature look, which is arguably long, super-voluminous hair at various levels of curl, curtain bangs, full brows, and brownish-pink lips.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
27 June 2025
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Festivities end with a bang with fireworks at the lakefront at 9:30 p.m. Glencoe’s celebration takes place across July 3 and July 4, with the beach closed on July 3 and open to season pass holders only on July 4.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Bregman hit 11 home runs in 226 plate appearances, a rate of one every 20.5 at bats.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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Earlier, in the fourth, Chisholm hit his fourth homer in his last five games.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
1 July 2025
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This is the regime that took Americans hostage and helped support groups that killed hundreds of U.S. service members throughout the Middle East and that has plotted to assassinate Trump.—
The Editors,
National Review,
18 June 2025
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The Israel Defense Forces have assassinated senior leaders in Iran’s proxy organizations, including much of Hezbollah’s mid- and high-level leadership.—
Robert A. Pape,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
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The natural chemistry between the two appealing lead actors makes their disagreements as believable as the magnetic force that keeps coaxing them to give it another try.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2025
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Perhaps there are statistics from New York to suggest Connecticut towns give it a try.—
Raj Dodani,
Hartford Courant,
24 June 2025
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Those embarrassing losses with ownership sitting in the expensive seats were a big-time slap in the face to the decision makers.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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The number of girl slaps exchanged between the governor and Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez over the state budget impasse.—
Pat Beall,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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President Donald Trump, left, claps as Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk prepares to depart after a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show on October 5, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The season’s most moving episode returns to the question at the heart of Ellie and Joel’s relationship. count those claps 9:07 p.m.—
Britina Cheng,
Vulture,
17 May 2025
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“Whack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whack. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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