Thesaurus results for SWATTED

swatted

verb

past tense of swat

as in smacked

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner didn't sleep a wink all night because she was too busy swatting mosquitoes

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Recent Examples of swatted The Saudi-Houthi conflict dates to 2014, when the Houthis swatted the Yemeni government aside and took over Sanaa before blitzing through other parts of the country. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 Winston swatted away the Giants’ trade for McCarthy as a reason for urgency on his part. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026 Willis threw incomplete to Washington when rookie cornerback Mansoor Delane swatted the ball away. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026 But the justices swatted aside that order, too, without explanation. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026 Salaun was convinced that Stokes, who was a game-high plus-30, swatted five shots. — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026 Coney Barrett shared her experience bringing home a bulletproof vest and having her house swatted, or subject to false police reports. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 July 2026 Dybantsa jumped, too, raising his left arm into the air, and swatted the ball, with one of his Wizards teammates collecting the rebound. — Josh Robbins, New York Times, 13 July 2026 Battiloro allegedly swatted the family's home in Cranford twice in September 2025, according to Bramnick. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026

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Verb

The Eagles also have been smacked with injuries and played without several key starters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper, two longtime opponents for this franchise, then smacked consecutive homers off Lee, who’d surrendered three long balls the entire regular season.

— Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of smacked

Verb

After Daria Rae slapped her backstage, Hartwell was rewarded with a shot at the Knockouts Championship against Brookside.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
At the funeral my half-sister told me I was emotionally disturbed and my memories of being slapped were lies.

— R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of slapped

Verb

Prosecutors said Wilcox was hit by gunfire, fell to the ground and fired three more gunshots at the officers.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The different program sales operations of Skydance hit the Côte d’Azur under their pre-existing Paramount and WB brands.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of hit

Verb

As for the crack, well, that happened by accident when heavy equipment punched through a concrete wall and unintentionally punctured the sphere, company officials told The Mountaineer.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
Ordinary except, of course, for that time humans punched it, opening the door for the Hera mission to explore the previously unremarkable rocks.

— Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of punched

Verb

Shortly after, Wilcox slammed on the brakes, jumped out of his vehicle, took out a loaded semi-automatic handgun and fired three gunshots at the officer, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Simon has weakened to a Category 2 storm, its eye remaining just offshore as its most powerful winds and rain slammed communities between the Sierra Madre and the ocean and were forecast to persist off the coast of Puerto Vallarta.

— JAIMIE DING, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of slammed

Verb

Garrett Mitchell walked, rookie Cooper Pratt laid down a sacrifice bunt and light-hitting Luis Lara banged the next pitch up the middle to score Mitchell from second for the 2-1 lead.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
On this day in 1960, one of the most shocking and iconic Cold War moments unfolded when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev brandished and banged his shoe at the United Nations.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of banged

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Bruni played guitar and sang classic folk songs and a Rolling Stones number as guests clapped and danced from their seats.

— Vogue, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026
The musicians were smiling, the spectators tapped and clapped, and that magical sense of timelessness was real, spanning multiple generations.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of clapped

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