as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
she playfully bopped him on the head
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Recent Examples of bopped
Ortiz bopped 208 in his first five seasons with the Red Sox.
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Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
At 16, Avtan bopped around her bedroom in West Hills to the digital hardcore and gabber of acts like Lolita Storm.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
After being bored and bopped to death by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round, Sunday proved to be a breath of fresh air, at least as far as pace goes.
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Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
The sea of heads bopped rhythmically and bodies swayed wildly.
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ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
The sea of heads bopped rhythmically and bodies swayed wildly.
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Ope Adetayo,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
The K-pop boy band Cortis arrived with an entourage of handlers and bopped around to their own music; the trance DJ Armin van Buuren got stony-serious on the topic of his new, piano-only album.
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Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
18 Dec. 2025
Their original band artwork projected as a backdrop — cats at drum sets, birds holding guitars — as the campers bopped their heads and performed their original songs.
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Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
Perry bopped through 80 shows in a nearly two-year residency in Las Vegas that ended in 2022.
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
At 16, Avtan bopped around her bedroom in West Hills to the digital hardcore and gabber of acts like Lolita Storm.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
After being bored and bopped to death by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round, Sunday proved to be a breath of fresh air, at least as far as pace goes.
—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
The sea of heads bopped rhythmically and bodies swayed wildly.
—
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
The sea of heads bopped rhythmically and bodies swayed wildly.
—
Ope Adetayo,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
The K-pop boy band Cortis arrived with an entourage of handlers and bopped around to their own music; the trance DJ Armin van Buuren got stony-serious on the topic of his new, piano-only album.
—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
18 Dec. 2025
Their original band artwork projected as a backdrop — cats at drum sets, birds holding guitars — as the campers bopped their heads and performed their original songs.
—
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
Perry bopped through 80 shows in a nearly two-year residency in Las Vegas that ended in 2022.
—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bopped
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Eury Perez dominated with seven perfect innings, and the Miami Marlins smacked four homers before holding on for a wild 9-8 victory over the host Athletics on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
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Wyatt-Hodge, who launched the tournament two weeks ago with a century against Sri Lanka, smacked a 32-ball fifty.
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Against Cardinals’ starting pitcher Matthew Liberatore, the Braves mustered just one hit and one run through five innings of an eventual 5-3 loss.
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Thomas had hit a leadoff double, but Michael Massey, Salvador Perez and John Rave failed to drive him in.
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Some of them slapped strict limits on all gas stations; in others, gas station chains limited how much fuel could be bought.
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Actor Orlando Brown slapped recording artist Ray J in the face with a wad of cash.
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Tatis led off and knocked Boyd's fifth pitch over the left-field bleachers onto Waveland Avenue, before Chicago answered in the bottom of the inning when Seiya Suzuki scored on Carson Kelly's RBI single.
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Kale said her 11-year-old and 16-year-old sons knocked the bat off her and killed it.
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That punched El Tri's ticket straight to the Round of 16 and kept the host nation's tournament dream alive for at least one more match.
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Rocha punched it in the nose and the shark let go and swam away.
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In a scathing Instagram post this morning, LuPone, who has long been devoted to her equally enamored gay fandom, slammed Turkey’s latest homophobic move.
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Investigators said the Tesla slammed through a brick home at a high rate of speed, fatally striking Avila.
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Haaland and his teammates sat on the wet pitch as Ødegaard banged the drum.
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Soon, the players on the field joined in, sitting down and rowing as captain Martin Ødegaard banged a large drum.
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As the song concluded, the soon-to-be citizens clapped and returned to their seats, while another speaker asked them to stand and remain standing when their country was called.
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Holding small American flags, the cohort of new citizens waved and clapped along to patriotic music sung by the Golden Gate Symphony Orchestra & Chorus’ TOSCA a capella ensemble.
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“Bopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bopped. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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