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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cudgeled
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The Folsom Police Department responded shortly before noon Sunday, according to daily activity logs, which state an unknown suspect reportedly punched out the passenger door lock and set fire to the vehicle.
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On June 23, 1917, believe it or not, Babe Ruth punched out an umpire, Brick Owens, for disqualifying him from the game.
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The game has changed how its extra-time rules have worked over the years with instant wins and losses after a golden goal or silver goal making a tie winnable in one half of extra time, whereas shootouts have largely remained the same.
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By moving away from legacy models that reward hours worked over results achieved, organizations can finally bridge the gap between AI’s conceptual promise and measurable business impact.
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The long, curly ends she was once revered for were now chopped to her chin, while her bangs mingled over her brows.
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Lindsey’s is pure Arkansas-style barbecue featuring a familiar roundup of chicken, hot link sausages, pork shoulder, and pork spare ribs, and beef that was served either chopped or sliced.
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The experience was not entirely dissimilar to getting whacked in the skull.
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Hastings whacked a triple down the right-field line to bring in two runs and give the Diamonds a 3-2 lead.
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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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Both are served with a classic Pimm’s and available to eat on the riverside terrace or boxed to take to the Battersea Power Station big screen.
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So putting aside the Portis element, the Heat were boxed into a corner by the Bucks.
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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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“Cudgeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cudgeled. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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