Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cudgeled
Verb
-
Packer defensive lineman Willie Davis somehow punched out the ball.—
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2026
-
In a closeout opportunity for the defending champions, Shohei Ohtani took the mound for LA and punched out 10 batters across six-plus scoreless innings of work.—
Verb
-
Overtime rules in Michigan remain the same, requiring that employers pay nonexempt employees 1 ½ times their regular rate of pay for hours worked over 40 in a seven-day work week.—
-
Forest Hills has worked over the last few years to expand their internship and mentorship program, which is now called XCL.—
Verb
-
Zoë Kravitz, Kristen Stewart, Lily Allen, and Quinta Brunson have all had their bangs chopped above mid-forehead.—
-
After rocking a bob back at the Met Gala, Anderson chopped her chin-length strands even shorter just in time for Paris Fashion Week.—
Verb
-
Rasmus Dahlin and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen weren’t on the same page playing a puck behind the net, and Mavrik Bourque whacked a rebound in with Dahlin as the closest Sabre in coverage.—
-
The head-to-head results — SDSU smacked Fresno State, and FSU whacked Boise State — clearly indicate the Broncos are slotted in the right place.—
Verb
-
The group has smacked around quarterbacks, tackled well and dominated most key areas but hasn’t taken the ball away like an elite defense.—
-
We’re getting smacked around by teams by 30, 40 points.—
Verb
-
Iowa then got three good looks from the three-point line in the final seconds but couldn't hit the tying shot.—
-
Despite their franchise history dating back to the mid-70s (via Kansas City and Colorado), which includes essentially all of the highest-scoring era in league history, the New Jersey Devils have never had a player hit either of the game’s most basic offensive milestones.—
Verb
-
Turner played basketball and boxed at a community center in Far Rockaway, according to his godmother.—
-
The docket isn’t wrapping up so much as carrying over, with headline cases boxed up for the new year as 2026 arrives.—
Verb
-
White egrets stood in the shallows, a woodpecker knocked somewhere nearby, and pairs of green parrots flew upstream, beating their wings in time.—
-
He was eventually knocked free of the vehicle, and suffered significant lacerations that required 33 stitches, the official said.—
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Cudgeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cudgeled. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share