1
as in smacked
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 assassinated
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to put to death deliberately
without a second thought the mob boss had them whacked
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Recent Examples of whacked
If Matt had wrecked his bike, broken his collarbone, or been whacked by a car, the decision would be easy.
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Maggie Slepian, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
Morales whacked the teen over the head with the rifle and didn’t give the boy his money back, Applegate said.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
Riley Greene whacked a 96-mph fastball that snuck over the right-field fence for Detroit’s second run.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Cal thumped the Beavers, whacked Texas Southern and outlasted Minnesota.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
After consulting with the stunt coordinator, who gave her permission, Cooke whacked him – hard.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
As Wyatt goes in for the swing, her little sister, Bennett, runs behind her and nearly gets whacked by the club.
—Georgia Slater, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Maggie Slepian, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
Morales whacked the teen over the head with the rifle and didn’t give the boy his money back, Applegate said.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
Riley Greene whacked a 96-mph fastball that snuck over the right-field fence for Detroit’s second run.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Cal thumped the Beavers, whacked Texas Southern and outlasted Minnesota.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
After consulting with the stunt coordinator, who gave her permission, Cooke whacked him – hard.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
As Wyatt goes in for the swing, her little sister, Bennett, runs behind her and nearly gets whacked by the club.
—Georgia Slater, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whacked
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With that, Kirk smacked a grounder to shortstop Mookie Betts who stepped on second base, throwing to Freeman at first for the final two outs.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The incidents were the latest to occur in the area since mid-September, when North Carolina’s east coast started being smacked by strong winds and surf waves.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Kirk was assassinated while at an event at the campus of Utah Valley University in September.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Kirk was assassinated last month at Utah Valley University.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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The elder Ciattarelli slapped his forward with his right hand as his son, dressed in camouflage fatigues, approached for a hug.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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One columnist with the New Pittsburgh Courier even slapped Whyte’s label on the United Nations, suggesting that countries, like individuals, had a primal aversion to yielding their sovereignty to the groupthink of world governance.—
David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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Season 1 draws from Hillerman’s novel Listening Woman about two people who are murdered in front of a blind shaman.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, the BBC found several bots impersonating British teenagers Brianna Ghey, who was murdered in 2023, and Molly Russell, who died by suicide at 14 after viewing online material related to self-harm.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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Kelly was fired Sunday, one day after a 49-25 loss to Texas A&M dropped the Tigers to 5-3 and all but knocked them out of the College Football Playoff race.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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My husband was against the window and felt a pop that actually knocked our door from the frame.—
George Solis,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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While the women accused in the infamous Salem witch trials in colonial America have long since been pardoned, the convictions of hundreds of British women executed under similar laws officially still stand.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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The story of Aileen Wuornos—who murdered seven men between 1989 and 1990 and was executed by lethal injection in 2002—has long been a fixture of culture, fictionalized on TV and dramatized for film, with Charlize Theron playing the serial killer in an Oscar-winning role.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Shein—a global fast-fashion juggernaut headquartered in Singapore—was mere days away from opening its first physical store in Paris, inside the BHV Marais department store, when the news hit.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Rojas, a light-hitting infielder, hit an unexpected home run in the ninth inning of Game Seven to tie it and force extra innings, when the Dodgers won it.—
Steve Futterman,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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Firefighters whisper about a gas main as a little girl, Dinah, is carried out of the wreckage—the sole survivor of a blast that killed her mom.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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As various ancient sources recount, after Achilles is killed by Paris, the Greeks resort to deception.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Whacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whacked. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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