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as in collision
a forceful coming together of two things
felt the wallop of a car crashing into their front porch
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as in punch
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
gave the ball a good wallop with the bat
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as in kick
a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings
she really got a wallop out of finding a rare first edition by her favorite author
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
walloped the branches of the pear tree with a stick in an effort to knock down some fruit
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as in to whip
to defeat by a large margin
walloped their traditional rivals 20 to nothing
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as in to punch
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
arrested for walloping a police officer
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Recent Examples of wallop
Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
The wallop of an I.C.D. shock can also frighten and distress older patients, who often are unaware that the device can be deactivated with a computer.
—Paula Span, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Erica Sloan, SELF, 2 Apr. 2025
The way the body starts to regain its immune memory after being walloped by measles is by getting exposed to other viruses and bacteria and becoming sick again, building up immunity.
—Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The writing team knew the scene would need several layers of complexity to give it enough of an emotional wallop.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
The wallop of an I.C.D. shock can also frighten and distress older patients, who often are unaware that the device can be deactivated with a computer.
—Paula Span, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
Southern cities like Atlanta and Houston, as well as central North Carolina, have notched record-high pollen counts for the month of March, and experts suspect the peak pollen blast will wallop New York City and the tristate region sooner and to a greater extent than usual.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 2 Apr. 2025
The way the body starts to regain its immune memory after being walloped by measles is by getting exposed to other viruses and bacteria and becoming sick again, building up immunity.
—Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wallop
Noun
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Purdue University’s official mascot, the Purdue Boilermaker Special, was involved in a fatal collision on the afternoon of April 24, the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office said.—
Ron Wilkins,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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That could support the defense theory that O'Keefe did not sustain his injuries in a collision with Read's SUV but rather from a possible altercation with another man at the party who had shared his own romantic texts with the defendant, Kenney Baden told Fox News Digital.—
Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The entirety of Sinners may take place over the span of only 24 hours, but Ryan Coogler (Creed, Black Panther) sure manages to pack a punch into that timeframe.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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Netflix’s earnings beat for Q1 comes amid broader fears of a looming economic downturn that could deliver a punch to consumer spending and ad budgets.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2025
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He was also named first-team All-Big-12 as a returner and earned Big-12 Co-Special Teams Player of the Year honors after averaging 17.7 yards per kick return and 15.2 yards per punt return.—
Jelani Scott,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Other images include a high kick toward the camera and a close-up selfie with a green apple.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Flames were licking the upper branches of tall trees.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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While investors are licking their wounds from a plunging stock market, and businesses brace for economic fallout, major investment banks are reaping extraordinary profits, according to Wall Street Journal.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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That means the weather was ripe for fire, and wind gusts of up to 25 miles per hour quickly whipped the fire toward inhabited areas.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2025
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As all the attention is being paid to President Donald Trump’s tariff policies that create international chaos and whip global markets into a frenzy, a stealthy change has emerged.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Then with two outs, Amed Rosario smacked an RBI single.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2025
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Once the screen comes, Dort smacked his inside leg into Hayes’ outside one.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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As New York City entered the spring 2025 real estate season, many buyers, sellers, and brokers expected Manhattan’s most active time of year to offer clarity, and perhaps even a jolt of energy, to a market that’s essentially been drifting sideways since late spring 2022.—
John Walkup,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Gossip may feel satisfying for a second, but that jolt of connection or superiority rarely lasts.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
21 Apr. 2025
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What’s 42 to 43? Into a black place of great blows from the little mountains from the sea came.—
John Berryman,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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With a blow of his whistle, all sorts of words applied: pandemonium, euphoria, mania.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Wallop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallop. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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