as in slapped
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
he smacked the punching bag one final time before heading to the showers
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Recent Examples of smacked
The group has smacked around quarterbacks, tackled well and dominated most key areas but hasn’t taken the ball away like an elite defense.
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Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
We’re getting smacked around by teams by 30, 40 points.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2026
Topeka native DeLeye, who has played through a torn meniscus for the Wildcats since August and excelled through some struggles in the Final Four, collected nine kills and eight digs, while Lizzie Carr and Asia Thigpen smacked seven kills each.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 21 Dec. 2025
Giles shouted as an orca’s fluke rose up and smacked the water’s surface.
—Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
Once inside the cozy cottage, you'll be smacked with the pleasant aroma of toasty sourdough and Benton's bacon, mingling in perfect harmony with poached eggs.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
The blade smacked right into Fantilli’s mouth and nose, sending the third-year center to the ice.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
Jaquan flew off and smacked headfirst into a wall.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
But, every once in a while, I’ll get smacked in the face by one.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smacked
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Five players were booked during their defeat to Cameroon, including Foster, who slapped the linesman’s hand twice and screamed in his face in frustration over a decision.—
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Its tail slapped the surface of the water, marking la paiche’s territory.—
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White egrets stood in the shallows, a woodpecker knocked somewhere nearby, and pairs of green parrots flew upstream, beating their wings in time.—
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He was eventually knocked free of the vehicle, and suffered significant lacerations that required 33 stitches, the official said.—
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Iowa then got three good looks from the three-point line in the final seconds but couldn't hit the tying shot.—
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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.—
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Wilson slammed Homeland Security officials for the shooting that came a day after a woman was fatally shot by immigration agents in Minneapolis.—
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Many Democrats have slammed the administration's conclusions, arguing that the video does not appear to show the woman trying to hit officers.—
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With a merciless 56-22 thumping of Oregon in the Peach Bowl, the Hoosiers punched their ticket to their first national championship game appearance in program history.—
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Jenkins brutally stomped and punched Coto, who was severely injured and put on life support.—
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Dostal blocked Hughes’ slap shot from the point, but Kaprizov banged a shot past Dostal after a scramble in front of the net for his 24th goal.—
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Dostal blocked Hughes' slap shot from the point, but Kaprizov banged a shot past Dostal after a scramble in front of the net for his 24th goal.—
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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.—
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The head-to-head results — SDSU smacked Fresno State, and FSU whacked Boise State — clearly indicate the Broncos are slotted in the right place.—
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The dancers wove through the crowd as others clapped along in raucous celebration.—
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Quite a crowd had gathered by then, most of them the retired and the conventioneers who wander aimlessly up and down Kalakaua Avenue in the off seasons, and, when two police officers finally drove up, the crowd clapped.—
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“Smacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smacked. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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