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Recent Examples of whack
Noun
Like a game of whack-a-mole, some proposals appear, draw opposition, and get shut down, as was the case in Oldham County recently. Sarah Henry, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025 Why are Americans’ perceptions out-of-whack with crime data? N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
New York put the screws to its division rival on Tuesday, whacking nine home runs to cruise to a 13-3 victory. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025 On Wednesday, Erin could whack the vulnerable islands with up to 20-foot waves offshore, storm surge up to four feet over the ground and tropical-storm-force winds. Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for whack
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whack
Noun
  • This story contains graphic descriptions of suicide attempts.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Then, at the end of the episode, Slightly pulls Arthur’s body into a ventilation shaft, in what could be a belated act of regret or an attempt to preserve a Xenomorph host body before any other aliens can eat it.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The 1987 stock market crash was a further blow to the small company and an additional strain on its finances.
    Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
  • And the latest in the long line of big-name boxers to come to blows will be Canelo Álvarez and Terence Crawford who fight against one another on Saturday.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The pompadour eventually found its way into the fashion muse’s beauty aesthetic, as did micro bangs, bleach-blond highlights, bowl cuts and bobs.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The kids bang toys on the ground.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When the financial crisis hit in 2008, Mindy Fitzpatrick considered selling her family’s 6-acre wooded lot on Friendly Road.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Sticker shock, though, is expected to hit when consumers shop for 2026 model year cars and trucks as more of those vehicles arrive at dealer lots, according to Cox Automotive.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The gun authorities say was used to assassinate Charlie Kirk was a Mauser 98, a common bolt-action rifle typically used for hunting.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative figure, was assassinated on Wednesday while speaking at a college campus in Utah.
    Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • How To Play Wordle Wordle is a daily word puzzle game where your goal is to guess a hidden five-letter word in six tries or fewer.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The Lancers trailed 24-0 at halftime and rallied in the second half before being turned away on a fourth down try at the Basha 14-yard line with 17 seconds left in the game.
    Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Together, the group dives into everything from Travis Kelce's slap incident to bold predictions for Monday Night Football.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That’s a nice surprise for those of us who are tired of pretending that rocking chairs and flickering flashlights were ever scary — but a brutal slap in the face for anyone still taking these con-artist ghost busters seriously.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • However, videos of a booing crowd with a few claps quickly made it to social media.
    Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Bounces reporter Ben Rothenberg noted that the president received some claps as well.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Whack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whack. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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