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as in pounded
to strike repeatedly
your father will lick you good if he hears you using swear words
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as in defeated
to achieve a victory over
he's determined to do everything he can to lick the cancer
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Recent Examples of licked
In Huntington Beach and San Clemente, the messy, wild waves licked the bottom of the pier structures.
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Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
When the tiffin is returned licked clean, Ila sends another meal but with a note, leading to a rich correspondence between the two.
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David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
Just outside the room, Hadley eagerly licked it up.
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Laura Ungar,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
Just outside the room, Hadley eagerly licked it up.
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Laura Ungar,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
Gilgeous-Alexander licked his chops at what Game 1 presented.
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Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
When a boy had licked her neck at a party during the first week of college, a stranger!
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Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
There was one girl who licked doorknobs.
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Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
Rumor has it the fashion crowd licked the shelves clean in Paris as soon as the first designs hit stores.
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Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2026
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
When the tiffin is returned licked clean, Ila sends another meal but with a note, leading to a rich correspondence between the two.
—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
Just outside the room, Hadley eagerly licked it up.
—
Laura Ungar,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
Just outside the room, Hadley eagerly licked it up.
—
Laura Ungar,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
Gilgeous-Alexander licked his chops at what Game 1 presented.
—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
When a boy had licked her neck at a party during the first week of college, a stranger!
—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
There was one girl who licked doorknobs.
—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for licked
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Dansby Swanson hit three home runs, including a grand slam, Michael Conforto homered twice and the Chicago Cubs pounded the San Diego Padres 23-3 on Wednesday.
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Over a period of more than an hour, according to police reports and Sebold’s memoir, the assailant bludgeoned Sebold with his fists, pounded her skull into the brick and choked her.
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Earlier in the episode, when Daemon and the Rivermen defeated the Lannisters, Ser Simon rewarded them with wine from the cellars.
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Against the odds, our founders defeated a monarchy and created what would become the richest, freest, and most powerful country the world has ever seen.
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Aceh’s Sharia court ordered the two people to be whipped with a rattan cane 21 times each for kissing without being married.
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Impress party-goers with this Fourth of July colored layered dessert starring fresh berries, angel food cake, and whipped topping.
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The Knicks overcame several double-digit point deficits to win the 2026 NBA championship, their first in 53 years.
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Heide Hafner, Miss Subways 1976, overcame obstacles like sexism to earn her pilot's license.
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Many on the right lashed out at conservative justices who joined the majority decision.
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The sting of the Australian box jellyfish has been described as being lashed with a whip dipped in burning acid, and is powerful enough to kill an adult in as little as two minutes!
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The full set was mastered at Abbey Road Studios and comes with a 16-page book of notes from Simon Armitage and photography by Anton Corbijn and Kevin Cummins.
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When two people try something neither has mastered, both are exposed and that exposure becomes a chance to support each other rather than perform for each other.
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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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Miami Fire Rescue paramedics took the man, thought to be in his early 30s, to Jackson Memorial Hospital, Fallat said.
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In early June, Johnson met with workers who support the ILA and took a photo with them.
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“Licked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/licked. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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