spanked

past tense of spank

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spanked
Verb
  • Wyatt-Hodge, who launched the tournament two weeks ago with a century against Sri Lanka, smacked a 32-ball fifty.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
  • Curtis Mead smacked a pinch two-run homer to give Washington a 4-3 lead in the sixth.
    CBS News, CBS News, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • 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.
    CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Kale said her 11-year-old and 16-year-old sons knocked the bat off her and killed it.
    Kelli Arseneau, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Haaland and his teammates sat on the wet pitch as Ødegaard banged the drum.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • Soon, the players on the field joined in, sitting down and rowing as captain Martin Ødegaard banged a large drum.
    Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • The low point also came against the Albiceleste, who thumped them 4-1 in Buenos Aires without Lionel Messi.
    Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
  • With Bradley struggling and a host of letdowns elsewhere, the Twins were thumped 10-4 by the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Evanston police found that Williams was injured after being battered by the two men for whom police were first called.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Despite those numbers, LAHSA’s reputation has been battered by some highly critical assessments.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • 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.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • 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.
    Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Aceh’s Sharia court ordered the two people to be whipped with a rattan cane 21 times each for kissing without being married.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Impress party-goers with this Fourth of July colored layered dessert starring fresh berries, angel food cake, and whipped topping.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • But shareholders have pushed back against hefty pay packages, which come during a period of upheaval in Hollywood that has been buffeted by job losses from media consolidation and outsourcing.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • But back in 2022, leading up to and following the release of Don't Worry Darling, her second feature in the director's chair, Wilde couldn't make it through a single media engagement without being buffeted by gusts from a maelstrom of rumors and gossip consuming her life.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026
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“Spanked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spanked. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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