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as in whipped
to defeat by a large margin
despite high hopes, the hometown favorites got whopped again maybe if that television station replaced its obnoxious news anchor, it wouldn't get consistently whopped in the ratings
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as in licked
to strike repeatedly
he called me a name and I whopped him good
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Recent Examples of whopped
Anderson goes on to break down the relatable difference between getting your ass whopped or getting your ass beat.
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Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 17 Feb. 2026
That’s because the Dolphins came into Atlanta and whopped the Falcons 34-10, effectively ending a three-game skid.
—Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 17 Feb. 2026
That’s because the Dolphins came into Atlanta and whopped the Falcons 34-10, effectively ending a three-game skid.
—Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whopped
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The latter is what marked the winds that whipped the region on Sunday and resulted in the death of a 61-year-old Santa Rosa man,killed by a falling tree.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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There’s also a menu of small snacks, with mezzes like hummus, tzatziki, whipped feta, falafel, halloumi, artichoke and eggplant.—
Connie Ogle
May 15,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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Gilgeous-Alexander licked his chops at what Game 1 presented.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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When a boy had licked her neck at a party during the first week of college, a stranger!—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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But the most important election result for Jeffries that year may have come months earlier, when Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a twenty-eight-year-old bartender with no previous electoral experience, upset Joe Crowley in the Democratic primary for New York’s Fourteenth Congressional District.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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This is a precarious tightrope to walk, with bond investors primed to sell if there’s a hint the biggest player in the market upsets the apple cart.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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The Rockies pounded Keller for six runs on six hits in the fifth to blow open the game.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
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The United States and Israel pounded Iran with devastating effectiveness for 37 days, killing much of the country’s leadership and destroying the bulk of its military, yet couldn’t collapse the regime or exact even the smallest concession from it.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Most of the miniseries outside of a few have bombed.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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The battleship, now a military cemetery reachable only by boat, has stood as one of the nation’s most hallowed sites since Japan bombed and sank it in 1941.—
Jim Mustian,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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When the war began, a cornered Iran lashed out by attacking its neighbors in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a 45-year-old coalition of energy-rich Arab monarchies including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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That set the stage for Varsho, who lashed at a two-strike fastball and sent the ball in the air to left.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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Woad overcame a double bogey on the par-4 sixth.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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That alone is an achievement, but for Porter, a single mother of 11 who overcame hearing loss along the way, the accomplishment meant even more.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Jack McGlynn scored a goal in each half and the Houston Dynamo thumped LAFC 4-1 on Sunday night at BMO Stadium.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Reigns eventually fell to his feet, and Fatu thumped into Reigns with a pair of running hip attacks.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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“Whopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whopped. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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