Thesaurus results for SLUGGED

slugged

verb

past tense of slug

as in smacked

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner she got so angry that she slugged the back of the chair and knocked it over

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Recent Examples of slugged Jackson immediately marched over to Chubb and slugged him once in the face, knocking a cap from his head. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 In that span, the lefty has slugged 44 extra-base hits, including 24 home runs, while recording 17 steals in that 63-game stretch. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 Jeremy Peña homered in his first two at-bats and Yordan Alvarez slugged his 39th home run to lead the Houston Astros to a 4-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 Similarly, most current major leaguers were children or weren’t born when Mike Piazza slugged that memorable home run at Shea Stadium 10 days after the attacks. — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Game 4 was even more dramatic, as Tino Martinez slugged a game-tying two-run home run against Byung-hyun Kim with two outs in the ninth. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026 Rafael Devers entered Sunday afternoon as the hottest hitter in baseball, having slugged six home runs in his past half-dozen games. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026 The Tigers slugged Arkansas-Pine Bluff 54-14 on Thursday night in Columbia. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026 The Californian native slugged for most of his season in Double-A Erie (and briefly in Triple-A Toledo) before his call-up, one of several Tigers rookies to get their shot in the big leagues in 2026. — Christian Romo, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slugged

Verb

Wilson rocked the stanchion with a ferocious dunk in transition in the fourth quarter, only to have his next attempt at a full-court sprint smacked away by Jamal Shead, leading to a Leonard 3-pointer on the other end.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
The Eagles also have been smacked with injuries and played without several key starters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of smacked

Verb

NorCal Resist posted footage of the collision to their social media pages, showing a man, Antonio Moreida, being knocked to the ground.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Council was referring to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, when Bryant, on the first possession of a group-stage game against Spain, ran through a screen set by then-Lakers teammate Pau Gasol and knocked him to the floor.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of knocked

Verb

Public support among Americans has plummeted, and partners in Europe and elsewhere have slapped sanctions on Israel.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
According to an affidavit for an arrest warrant, Gilder also attempted to leave with a ring, which was slapped out of his possession and recovered at the scene of the robbery.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of slapped

Verb

Social media giant Meta was hit with a class action lawsuit in Australia on behalf of children and teenagers who allegedly suffered harm over the addictive design features and exposure to harmful content on its platforms Facebook and Instagram.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
For the past few years, Baba Stiltz has been hitting the open road with nothing but a guitar, a tape deck, and a few pedals.

— Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of hit

Verb

The 25-year-old who was punched refused medical attention at the scene.

— Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
The Rays punched their ticket to baseball’s biggest stage with a 7-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series, taking the best-of-seven series four games to two.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of punched

Verb

Ivan Bates, who slammed the inability to get justice for the family, also addressed juvenile accountability in his new Beyond the Status Quo podcast with DJS Secretary Betsy Fox Tolentino.

— Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Trump has also waived sanctions on Russia, a move which Zelenskyy slammed as helping Putin push on with Moscow’s full-scale invasion, which will hit the five-year mark in February.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of slammed

Verb

Canada banged awkwardly into Williams’ knee on a box out during her late free throws and the Valkyries star was being cared for by an athletic trainer on the bench in the waning moments.

— Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Canada banged awkwardly into Williams’ knee on a box out during her late free throws and the Valkyries’ star was being cared for by an athletic trainer on the bench in the waning moments.

— Janie McCauley, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of banged

Verb

Hail the size of golf balls and damaging wind gusts pounded northern and central Arizona in a rare storm blowing through, bringing with it tornado risks and possible flash floods.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
But the boat overtook me, pounded at me as if asking me not to leave it.

— Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026