whacks 1 of 2

plural of whack
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whacks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of whack
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whacks
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, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Sporting Kansas City has won one game in its last nine tries.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The blows come from front, back, and the demonstrator doesn’t seem to hold back even.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Frazier, though, was relentless, seeking a way inside Ali’s reach, driving blows into Ali’s ribs but moving too fast to get caught by the night-ender Ali had planned.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bounces reporter Ben Rothenberg noted that the president received some claps as well.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • However, videos of a booing crowd with a few claps quickly made it to social media.
    Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Instead, Ted slaps him in the face, twice.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Anthony thinks his fiancé wants a mother more than a partner, so Giuseppe slaps a pie into his face?
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • However, the move is not going as planned with Hungary and Slovakia resisting attempts to wean their economies of Russian oil.
    Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Another person advised the woman to keep a record of all her ex-boyfriend’s attempts to contact her amid the dispute over the necklace.
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bardot bangs and Old Hollywood bobs have also been red-carpet staples recently.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • His visit to her is the kind of single scene where an Oscar winner like Steenburgen knocks it out of the park.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The fun-loving entertainment hub doesn't yet have a US product page, but is up for pre-order on Amazon for US$799 (though there is a promo coupon available at time of writing that knocks a few dollars off that ticket price).
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Terrifying beasts, murders most foul, posh French zombies and a sequel to one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The show is not just the story of the fallout after 13-year-old Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) murders his classmate Katie (Emilia Holliday).
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2025
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