as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
she got so angry that she slugged the back of the chair and knocked it over
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Recent Examples of slugged
Dansby Swanson slugged a three-run home run and grand slam in the Cubs’ Game 1 victory over the New York Mets, then drove in four more runs on two singles and a triple during their 10-5 win in Game 2.
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Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
What if the man had slugged me and gotten the better of me?
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Bob Brody,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
Goodman, who had slugged five home runs in his previous nine games, also went 0 for 4 and struck out three times.
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ABC News,
13 June 2026
Aaron Judge slugged 62 home runs for the New York Yankees in 2022, breaking Roger Maris’ mythical American League record of 61 homers set in 1961.
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Sean Gregory,
Time,
9 June 2026
Desmond, a Republican county supervisor, essentially has been waiting in the wings, keeping a comparatively low profile for months as the sure-thing Republican nominee in the pivotal 48th Congressional District, while Democrats slugged it out in a contentious primary.
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Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
Oklahoma slugged three home runs off KU starting pitcher/ace Dominic Voegele Saturday, including a three-run blast by Dayton Tockey two batters after shortstop Tyson LeBlanc booted a fourth-inning ground ball that, if fielded cleanly, could’ve resulted in a double play and kept the score 1-0.
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Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2026
So began another all-timer in OKC, as the Bruins slugged a game-tying long ball one out from defeat.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
The final price landed more than ten times above its high estimate after 10 bidders slugged it out for six full minutes.
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Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
What if the man had slugged me and gotten the better of me?
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Bob Brody,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
Goodman, who had slugged five home runs in his previous nine games, also went 0 for 4 and struck out three times.
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ABC News,
13 June 2026
Aaron Judge slugged 62 home runs for the New York Yankees in 2022, breaking Roger Maris’ mythical American League record of 61 homers set in 1961.
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Sean Gregory,
Time,
9 June 2026
Desmond, a Republican county supervisor, essentially has been waiting in the wings, keeping a comparatively low profile for months as the sure-thing Republican nominee in the pivotal 48th Congressional District, while Democrats slugged it out in a contentious primary.
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Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
Oklahoma slugged three home runs off KU starting pitcher/ace Dominic Voegele Saturday, including a three-run blast by Dayton Tockey two batters after shortstop Tyson LeBlanc booted a fourth-inning ground ball that, if fielded cleanly, could’ve resulted in a double play and kept the score 1-0.
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Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2026
So began another all-timer in OKC, as the Bruins slugged a game-tying long ball one out from defeat.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
The final price landed more than ten times above its high estimate after 10 bidders slugged it out for six full minutes.
—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slugged
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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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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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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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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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That punched El Tri's ticket straight to the Round of 16 and kept the host nation's tournament dream alive for at least one more match.
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Rocha punched it in the nose and the shark let go and swam away.
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In a scathing Instagram post this morning, LuPone, who has long been devoted to her equally enamored gay fandom, slammed Turkey’s latest homophobic move.
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Investigators said the Tesla slammed through a brick home at a high rate of speed, fatally striking Avila.
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Haaland and his teammates sat on the wet pitch as Ødegaard banged the drum.
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Soon, the players on the field joined in, sitting down and rowing as captain Martin Ødegaard banged a large drum.
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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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