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as in cooperated
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
clubbed together to share their love of model rockets
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as in lashed
to strike repeatedly
frustrated, the gardener clubbed the inoffensive weed into submission
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Recent Examples of clubbed
Also helping out on Wednesday were Paul Goldschmidt, who clubbed a three-run homer off George Kirby in the sixth inning, and Ben Rice, who smoked a solo shot in the ninth after and before some wobbly work from Yankees relievers Camilo Doval and David Bednar.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Bregman clubbed a solo blast in the fourth inning, the first of back-to-back home runs with Ian Happ.
—Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Tibbs clubbed 28 home runs in his junior year at Florida State, powering the Seminoles to their first College World Series trip since 2019.
—Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Stuart Fairchild clubbed a go-ahead two-run homer for the Taiwan team in the eighth inning, while a squeeze bunt broke a tie in the tenth inning.
—Maria Torres, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
In the bottom half of the frame, Aiden Robbins clubbed UT's fourth home run of the night out to left field to extend the Longhorns' lead to five runs.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
Two days before the 1994 US Figure Skating Championships, Nancy Kerrigan was walking to her locker after practice when she was clubbed above the knee by a stranger.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
Nearly four decades ago around Christmas and New Year’s, a young woman was clubbed to death in her Jacksonville home with her baby unharmed.
—Scott Butler, Florida Times-Union, 15 Jan. 2026
Williams clubbed aside Bozeman, got to Herbert in a flash and sent him flying to the turf like a 6-foot-6 bowling pin.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Bregman clubbed a solo blast in the fourth inning, the first of back-to-back home runs with Ian Happ.
—Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Tibbs clubbed 28 home runs in his junior year at Florida State, powering the Seminoles to their first College World Series trip since 2019.
—Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Stuart Fairchild clubbed a go-ahead two-run homer for the Taiwan team in the eighth inning, while a squeeze bunt broke a tie in the tenth inning.
—Maria Torres, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
In the bottom half of the frame, Aiden Robbins clubbed UT's fourth home run of the night out to left field to extend the Longhorns' lead to five runs.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
Two days before the 1994 US Figure Skating Championships, Nancy Kerrigan was walking to her locker after practice when she was clubbed above the knee by a stranger.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
Nearly four decades ago around Christmas and New Year’s, a young woman was clubbed to death in her Jacksonville home with her baby unharmed.
—Scott Butler, Florida Times-Union, 15 Jan. 2026
Williams clubbed aside Bozeman, got to Herbert in a flash and sent him flying to the turf like a 6-foot-6 bowling pin.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clubbed
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The truck driver remained at the location and cooperated with officers, the CHP said.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhaes, cooperated with authorities and pleaded guilty to manslaughter.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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Trump has repeatedly lashed out at allies for refusing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz; the UK is hosting talks with dozens of nations Thursday aimed at forming a coalition focused on that goal.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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After Cooke lashed out verbally, Wilson intervened and later comforted Batula in a conversation picked up by their microphones.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Sixth grader Starry Hampton said the students were united in their effort to protest ICE.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Many Wisconsinites know the Republican Party was founded in Ripon, when 54 of its about 100 voters united under a new banner to oppose the expansion of slavery in 1854.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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When the ball missed, the mascots howled with laughter; one of them, a big yellow mountain lion, pounded the ground.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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The villagers huddled in their church for protection as Israeli warplanes pounded large swaths of southern and eastern Lebanon while Israeli troops stepped up a ground invasion and Hezbollah kept firing rockets at Israel.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Firefighters collaborated secured the building in collaboration with city departments until representatives of the house arrived on scene to figure out the next steps, authorities said.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Spence collaborated with Carrasco on the selection and placement of a variety of plants, noting the southwest exposure.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Rumor has it the fashion crowd licked the shelves clean in Paris as soon as the first designs hit stores.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2026
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Of course, the flue was closed, so the fire licked up the walls, left a smell like the fall, like ancient smokehouses and dung.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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The news comes after SpaceX and xAI—the company behind X and Grok—merged in February, a partnership which Musk claims could one day lead to data centres in Earth's orbit.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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The world demanded a simplified portrait; John provided it, and, after a while, the two merged.—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 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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“Clubbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clubbed. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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