as in knocked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
sick of being insulted, he swung around and clocked his tormentor hard enough to knock him off his bar stool
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Recent Examples of clocked
In its first season, episodes clocked over 4M views and clips over 67M, with guests including Kevin Durant, Trevor Wallace, Kevin Gates and the return of Drake — the latter an interview which rocketed Althoff to social media fame given that it was conducted in bed.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Another challenge for Coutté was to cut down the film festival sequence, which initially clocked in at 26 minutes.
—Simon Thompson, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
But defensive end Derick Hall clocked him, knocking the ball out — and a Seattle defender pounced on it.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
Vonn had clocked the third-fastest time in a training run on Saturday, ahead of the race — behind her teammate Breezy Johnson — though the run was called off due to bad weather before all the racers had participated.
—Haley Ott, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
And over time, the rest of the state clocked it, too.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
DeMar DeRozan clocked that Jones’ hand was where it shouldn’t be, uncorked into a shooting motion and invited contact.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Tens of thousands of workers clocked in at massive factory complexes.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
Lekkerimäki’s average shot speed this season has been clocked at 68 miles per hour (league average for a forward is 53 miles per hour), which ranks in the 99th percentile of NHLers.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Another challenge for Coutté was to cut down the film festival sequence, which initially clocked in at 26 minutes.
—Simon Thompson, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
But defensive end Derick Hall clocked him, knocking the ball out — and a Seattle defender pounced on it.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
Vonn had clocked the third-fastest time in a training run on Saturday, ahead of the race — behind her teammate Breezy Johnson — though the run was called off due to bad weather before all the racers had participated.
—Haley Ott, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
And over time, the rest of the state clocked it, too.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
DeMar DeRozan clocked that Jones’ hand was where it shouldn’t be, uncorked into a shooting motion and invited contact.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Tens of thousands of workers clocked in at massive factory complexes.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
Lekkerimäki’s average shot speed this season has been clocked at 68 miles per hour (league average for a forward is 53 miles per hour), which ranks in the 99th percentile of NHLers.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clocked
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Coarse stones with large crystals chip and fracture easily when knocked together.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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In the letter to Demacopoulos, the family said Gutiérrez told a friend that her boyfriend punched her and knocked one out.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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As former agent and cap expert Joel Corry told me, the amount that Ross agrees to pay of Tagovailoa’s 2026 salary (for a new team) would not have much effect on his Dolphins’ dead money cap hit provided the trade is made after June 1.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Some of the students at Naperville North tried to mimic the coach’s actions, working on their technique, while other appeared to be more focused on hitting the ball to their friend as hard as possible.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Beware of the word ‘spread’ slapped across anything passing itself off as pimento cheese.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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The league also slapped the Pistons’ Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart with suspensions.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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Within seconds, Perez smacked a cellphone out of the man's hand, swung at his head and tackled him to the ground.—
Sheridan Hendrix,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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After accepting a cross-ice pass from Ryan McDonagh, Kucherov smacked a one-timer from outside the right faceoff dot over Swayman’s glove, tying the score at 5-5.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Abigail Boyd, an opposition Green lawmaker in the state parliament, said she had been punched by officers while attempting to vacate the site.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026
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But McCalla then got up, pursued Mudd and punched him.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The source of the photos, who requested anonymity, slammed Nanos for attending the game while the search continues.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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On the court, White jumped in anticipation as Peterson slammed the ball into the hoop.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
8 Feb. 2026
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Anthropic’s lunchroom, downstairs, was where Claude banged its head against walls in real life.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Saturday in the Battle at the Bay at Mission Bay High School, the last big event before the end of the regular season, Montgomery fell behind by 17 points, went on a 16-0 run, and then lost 57-56 to Steele Canyon when a desperation last-second shot banged off the rim.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Chock and Bates, sitting next to the kiss-and-cry in white arm chairs reserved for the current leaders, clapped politely.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Throughout the meeting, people in attendance clapped, responded to comments being made by council members, and at times prompted Ross to order attendees to quiet down.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Clocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clocked. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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