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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
Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025
That's because the spice level can sometimes, but not always, give you a good whack upside the head.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Sam Bennett’s deflected off goalie Calvin Pickard’s glove and solidly whacked the crossbar.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2025
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Noun
This anchoring technique can also be helpful for those who have conditions like ADHD or depression, in which the dopamine system can become out of whack or dysregulated.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025
That's because the spice level can sometimes, but not always, give you a good whack upside the head.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Verb
Social media is flooded with compilations of her being whacked and hitting the deck.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Sam Bennett’s deflected off goalie Calvin Pickard’s glove and solidly whacked the crossbar.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whack
Noun
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By end of 2021, Russian troops returned to the border in even greater numbers, and Biden made another attempt to defuse the tensions with a presidential summit.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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For nearly two weeks, Texas Democrats have stymied Republicans’ attempts to redraw the state’s congressional districts in the middle of the decade by remaining out of state.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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The expiration of the enhanced subsidies will also deal a major blow to Covered Connecticut, a program that provides no-cost exchange plans to residents who make too much to qualify for Medicaid but still earn 175% or less than the federal poverty level.—
Jenna Carlesso,
Hartford Courant,
13 Aug. 2025
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The Postal Savings Bank, established in 1911, softened the blow of the Great Depression for millions, before being killed by the big banks in 1967.—
Mark Dimondstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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The images are all heavily filtered, as on early Instagram, and everyone in them has bangs.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
13 Aug. 2025
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Micro bobs are just one mini trend celebs are loving lately: Micro French manicures and micro bangs are also popular with stars like Jennifer Lopez and Miley Cyrus.—
Lina-Marie Baatz,
Glamour,
9 Aug. 2025
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Obeid said his own home was hit and demolished by a bombing just one week into the conflict.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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Produced by Universal Pictures, Nobody 2 is the sequel to the 2021 action comedy hit Nobody.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Only five years earlier, Hill had rescued Jacqueline Kennedy in a moving limousine after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in a Dallas motorcade.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
17 Aug. 2025
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In 1983, the United States invaded the island after its young socialist leader, Maurice Bishop was assassinated, along with a dozen others, by his own comrades.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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There is medical help for both circadian rhythm disorder and depression, and the mother should be urged to give it a try, if not for her own sake, then for her daughter's.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Aug. 2025
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Oatmeal Raisin was passable as well, and the Psychedelic Cookies were worth a try too.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Aug. 2025
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But the man who delivered the slap has not been charged with any crime and is named in court documents as a victim.—
Kevin Grasha,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 Aug. 2025
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Some of those bombardments have come immediately after Putin talked with Trump on the phone in what can only be categorized as a deliberate slap in the face.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
15 July 2025
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The Golf Channel would always be playing in the background; the soft claps were the soundtrack to our slow Saturdays.—
Ivy Odom,
Southern Living,
12 Aug. 2025
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Clap your hands Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Mozambique In Malawi and more rural areas of Zimbabwe, the clapping of hands comes after folks shake in a call-and-answer style—the first person claps once, and the second person twice, in response.—
Chris Ciolli,
AFAR Media,
15 July 2025
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“Whack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whack. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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