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as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
he clobbered the ball, sending it in a high arc toward the back wall
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as in whipped
to defeat by a large margin
they clobbered the opposing team
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Recent Examples of clobbered
The Phillies clobbered Colorado 10-1 on a windy Friday afternoon in LoDo that featured the return of wintry weather and a reminder of the challenge facing an organization that lost 119 games last season.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
The Ravens signed Trey Hendrickson, while the Texans and Chargers have fortified their offensive lines after they were clobbered by the Patriots in consecutive playoff games.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
His Jayhawks went 1-1 at the Big 12 tournament, defeating TCU 78-73 on Thursday before getting clobbered by Houston 69-47 in Friday’s semifinals.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
Energy importers — most of Europe, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, India and China — will get clobbered by higher prices, Shearing wrote in a commentary for London’s Chatham House think tank.
—Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Energy importers — most of Europe, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, India and China — will get clobbered by higher prices, Shearing wrote in a commentary for London’s Chatham House think tank.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Energy importers — most of Europe, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, India and China — will get clobbered by higher prices, Shearing wrote in a commentary for London’s Chatham House think tank.
—ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
Ciena was among the optical stocks that were clobbered yesterday after Broadcom CEO Hock Tan’s defense of copper.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
Iowa losing at Penn State and Utah State getting clobbered at UNLV were alarming results.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
The Ravens signed Trey Hendrickson, while the Texans and Chargers have fortified their offensive lines after they were clobbered by the Patriots in consecutive playoff games.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
His Jayhawks went 1-1 at the Big 12 tournament, defeating TCU 78-73 on Thursday before getting clobbered by Houston 69-47 in Friday’s semifinals.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
Energy importers — most of Europe, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, India and China — will get clobbered by higher prices, Shearing wrote in a commentary for London’s Chatham House think tank.
—Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Energy importers — most of Europe, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, India and China — will get clobbered by higher prices, Shearing wrote in a commentary for London’s Chatham House think tank.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Energy importers — most of Europe, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, India and China — will get clobbered by higher prices, Shearing wrote in a commentary for London’s Chatham House think tank.
—ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
Ciena was among the optical stocks that were clobbered yesterday after Broadcom CEO Hock Tan’s defense of copper.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
Iowa losing at Penn State and Utah State getting clobbered at UNLV were alarming results.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clobbered
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Rockies leadoff hitter Eric Young, in the team's first plate appearance at Mile High Stadium, smacked a home run to the seats in left-center field on April 9, 1993.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The pair also didn’t spare the spin duo of Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy, who was smacked for 25 runs by Sharma in one over during the power play as Hyderabad cruised to 84 in the sixth over.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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For 10 minutes, Boyd took in the scene as the flags whipped above the center-field scoreboard, Cubs infielders took grounders and stadium workers finished final preparations before 39,712 fans streamed into the ballpark.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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This pizza has soppressata, whipped ricotta and drizzles of hot honey.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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Five pitchers combined for nine strikeouts and allowed just hits for Andrew (4-3).—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Among them was Linda Parker, the president and CEO of Women In Distress of Broward County, who said Metayer’s death hit close to home.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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The house of another, Carlotta Walls, was bombed a month before her graduation, and the police subsequently tortured her father in an unsuccessful attempt to coerce a confession.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Pitchfork,
4 Apr. 2026
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Tangled pieces of barbed wire, reams of rubble and fallen concrete scarred the skyline in Karaj, western Iran, on Friday, after the US military bombed a major new bridge under construction.—
Leila Gharagozlou,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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Video and witness statements, police said, revealed that Hussain was assaulted in the building’s lobby, struck and knocked to the ground before being forced toward his apartment.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Then in 1998, Buttered Popcorn knocked it from the top spot.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Crumbled sidewalks were replaced by planks that covered the sludge that concealed the ancient wood fretwork that buried the bones of the metropolis and its people.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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Neither the bull nor the cowboy gave in, and they were buried together, so the song goes.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2026
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Delhi skipper Axar Patel got the breakthrough when Sharma slapped him to cover and Nitish Rana took a tough chance above his head in the 10th over.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Andrej, wearing a backward Final Four cap, slapped his dad’s hand, went in for a hug and listened as his dad said a few words, both breaking into big smiles.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Ten years ago, AlphaGo trounced human competitors—and its legacy is still present in today’s most advanced bots.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
30 Mar. 2026
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Rachel handily trounced Horan with a quiz all about Niall Horan.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Clobbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clobbered. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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