cudgeled

verb

variants or cudgelled
past tense of cudgel
as in jumped (on)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cudgeled
  1. punched out
  2. worked over
  3. chopped
  4. whacked
  5. smacked
  6. hit
  7. boxed
  8. knocked
Verb
  • The Folsom Police Department responded shortly before noon Sunday, according to daily activity logs, which state an unknown suspect reportedly punched out the passenger door lock and set fire to the vehicle.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • On June 23, 1917, believe it or not, Babe Ruth punched out an umpire, Brick Owens, for disqualifying him from the game.
    — Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2026
Definition of punched out
Verb
  • He’s really getting worked over until a collapsing building separates them.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • ComEd was able to restore power to the wider area within several hours and worked over night to replace the pole, repair remaining damage and restore power to the animal hospital and BP station.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of worked over
Verb
  • Step 5 Cook ½ small white onion, finely chopped, and remaining 2 Tbsp.
    — Nick Wong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Her hair was the color of wheat and chopped short at her chin.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of chopped
Verb
  • Poor guy is probably just trying to watch the home run derby in peace and just got drive by whacked by me.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026
  • Pop, a Romanian, was rolling through another service game when Bobker whacked an easy backhand beyond the baseline.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of whacked
Verb
  • Brady House smacked a three-run homer, Jackson Kent pitched seven innings of one-run ball to earn his first major league win and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Miami Marlins 9-2 on Friday.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
  • In last fall’s season-opener, the Irish smacked Chicago Christian 47-6.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of smacked
Verb
  • Throw it on over a swimsuit before hitting the beach, or accessorize it with a belt and some sunnies for a laid-back, yet polished, ensemble.
    — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The American military undertook fresh strikes against Iran, hitting air defense and radar system targets.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of hit
Verb
  • Parton brought her cooking skills to the grocery aisle in 2022 with her Duncan Hines boxed baking mixes.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But, practically speaking, none of it is imaginable or executable without digital technologies that are fundamentally black-boxed, inscrutable to individual cops on the beat and institutional decision-makers alike.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of boxed
Verb
  • Petersen said Unite Here had the largest ground operation of any union in the state during primaries in June and knocked on more than 300,000 doors.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Valero estimated earlier this month that wars in Iran and Ukraine had knocked about 5 million barrels per day of capacity offline.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of knocked
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“Cudgeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cudgeled. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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