whomped

past tense of whomp

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for whomped
Verb
  • The actress whipped out some ballerina dance moves to ensure each pair was still comfortable enough for any and all activities.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • This mordant delight — about two young men who befriend one another in a support group for people who’ve lost a twin — whipped the Eccles theater into a frenzy with its cuttingly dark laughs and unexpected plot twists.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Iran, whose nuclear-weapons program the United States bombed in June, has the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Residents in Gaza City told CNN of horrifying nights as Israel bombed the city from above and ground forces pushed into the outskirts of the city.
    Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, the offense regressed after that, as TCU ultimately clobbered the Tar Heels, 48-14.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • California housing got clobbered.
    Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Oilers trounced the Pioneers 48-7 in a nonleague game Thursday at Huntington Beach High.
    Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Belichick, the eight-time Super Bowl champion, is searching for his first collegiate win in his first true road game after being trounced by TCU in Chapel Hill on Monday night.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The dust of Ogunleye, the crooked end of the street, the large canal by my uncle’s shop, the small stream of water that flowed behind our house into the large canal at the other end of the street, the foul smell that overcame the street the first time, the getting used to, the boys.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu were among the A-list Plastics, but Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori’s true partnership overcame the glamorous singles invaders.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Lewisville quarterback Tre Williams threw four touchdowns, three of them in the third.
    Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
  • FanDuel, a popular online gambling company, threw them a Hail Mary by offering to restore express train service for the Philadelphia Eagles’ season opener against National Football League (NFL) division rivals, the Dallas Cowboys, on Thursday.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Pritzker shellacked Bailey in 2022.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Newsom is a sitting duck waiting to get shellacked.
    Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Growing up during the Lebanese Civil War, famed architect and designer Aline Asmar d’Amman was often cozied in her room, her nose buried in a book to dampen the noise from the bombs outside.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Gomez and Morticia buried him, but kept his disembodied hand, which eventually became Thing (Victor Dorobantu).
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Whomped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whomped. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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