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as in pounded
to strike repeatedly
walloped the branches of the pear tree with a stick in an effort to knock down some fruit
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as in whipped
to defeat by a large margin
walloped their traditional rivals 20 to nothing
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as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
arrested for walloping a police officer
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Recent Examples of walloped
If Texas Tech didn’t belong, then BYU, which was walloped twice by the Red Raiders, certainly had no business in the 12-team field.
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Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
But their worst loss of the season came to none other than Ole Miss, which walloped the Wave 45-10 in September.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 19 Dec. 2025
Smith was injured in the third period of last Saturday’s road game against the Pittsburgh Penguins as he was walloped into the boards by defenseman Tyler Wotherspoon.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2025
The Broncos traveled to Seattle to open the 2023 season and were walloped 56-19 by the Huskies.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 13 Dec. 2025
The Soviets had walloped the United States in a pre-Olympic exhibition game at Madison Square Garden, but the Americans got hot at the right time.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
The new storm is expected roughly a week after the Midwest was walloped by the first significant winter storm of the season over the Thanksgiving holiday and following weekend.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
The enforcer was brought in to help with the Senators’ toughness after they were walloped, physically and figuratively, by the Canadiens in the preseason.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
The Broncos, of course, walloped a bottom-of-the-league Cowboys defense 44-24 on Sunday.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
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The Celtics pounded the paint with Neemias Queta and Luka Garza, a pair of bruising bigs who also can force the issue from 3-point range despite their lumbering dispositions.—
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Trump seems to have arrived, on his own, at the same understanding of geography and politics that was pounded into the heads of Soviet schoolchildren, including Putin and me.—
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While eating at the restaurant with her parents, Black begged for her own tasty drink and the bartender whipped one up, naming it after her.—
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Oversized boards and platters layered with cheeses, charcuterie, fresh produce, whipped butters and compotes serve as both menu and décor, encouraging guests to snack, wander, and eat at their own pace.—
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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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We’re getting smacked around by teams by 30, 40 points.—
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Trump has also repeatedly lashed out over the state’s incarceration of Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of state felonies related to her attempts to prove discredited election conspiracies shared by the president.—
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The California economy was lashed all year by tumult in Hollywood, which has been hit by a slowdown in filming as well as media and entertainment industry consolidation.—
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The Panthers nearly got the equalizer 15 minutes in but Laila Rosen’s shot clobbered the crossbar.—
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Mendoza, who was about to be clobbered by oncoming rushers, stepped into a throw and delivered a high pass to Cooper.—
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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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Some even licked the candy to soften it -- a trick used by contestants in the show.—
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Napkins were crumpled; plates were licked.—
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Further north, in New Jersey, a state with about a 20% Latino population, Democrat Mikie Sherrill trounced her Republican opponent.—
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Democrats trounced Republicans on Tuesday in three key races with little in common apart from one issue — affordability.—
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“Walloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walloped. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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