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as in pounded
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 whipped
to defeat by a large margin
walloped their traditional rivals 20 to nothing
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as in smacked
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 walloped
Fluffy snow fell in parts of the metro Charlotte on Thursday, adding to icy conditions left by a historic winter storm that walloped all 100 North Carolina counties last week.
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Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
With patches of ice still visible in some places in downtown, the demonstrators assembled for a protest that had been originally set for earlier in the week but was hastily postponed because of the winter blast that walloped North Texas.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
With so much of the country being walloped by winter weather right now, any indication that spring is on the way is a welcome one.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 27 Jan. 2026
Tennessee has also started being walloped by snow and ice, with forecasters predicting up to six inches of snow expected from the storm, more than a season's worth in about one day.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
If Texas Tech didn’t belong, then BYU, which was walloped twice by the Red Raiders, certainly had no business in the 12-team field.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
But their worst loss of the season came to none other than Ole Miss, which walloped the Wave 45-10 in September.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 19 Dec. 2025
Smith was injured in the third period of last Saturday’s road game against the Pittsburgh Penguins as he was walloped into the boards by defenseman Tyler Wotherspoon.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2025
The Soviets had walloped the United States in a pre-Olympic exhibition game at Madison Square Garden, but the Americans got hot at the right time.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
With patches of ice still visible in some places in downtown, the demonstrators assembled for a protest that had been originally set for earlier in the week but was hastily postponed because of the winter blast that walloped North Texas.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
With so much of the country being walloped by winter weather right now, any indication that spring is on the way is a welcome one.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 27 Jan. 2026
Tennessee has also started being walloped by snow and ice, with forecasters predicting up to six inches of snow expected from the storm, more than a season's worth in about one day.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
If Texas Tech didn’t belong, then BYU, which was walloped twice by the Red Raiders, certainly had no business in the 12-team field.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
But their worst loss of the season came to none other than Ole Miss, which walloped the Wave 45-10 in September.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 19 Dec. 2025
Smith was injured in the third period of last Saturday’s road game against the Pittsburgh Penguins as he was walloped into the boards by defenseman Tyler Wotherspoon.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2025
The Soviets had walloped the United States in a pre-Olympic exhibition game at Madison Square Garden, but the Americans got hot at the right time.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walloped
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Court documents say when the officers tried to leave, Catlett pounded on the hood and kicked the side door of their car.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Searchers looked in backyards, knocked on doors and pounded the pavement.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Pierce died Friday after being whipped with a belt and being forced to stand in a cold shower, authorities said.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Thanks to whipped egg whites, these cookies are airy and crisp on the outside and gooey on the inside.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026
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Within seconds, Perez smacked a cellphone out of the man's hand, swung at his head and tackled him to the ground.—
Sheridan Hendrix,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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After accepting a cross-ice pass from Ryan McDonagh, Kucherov smacked a one-timer from outside the right faceoff dot over Swayman’s glove, tying the score at 5-5.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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The skier’s comments somehow came to the attention of the president, who lashed out at Hess on Truth Social on Sunday.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2026
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The president has lashed out at current Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over the Fed's slow-and-steady approach to interest rate cuts over the last year.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Roadrunners even clobbered Tulane, which went to the College Football Playoff.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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The old adage that defense wins championships held true as the Seattle Seahawks clobbered the New England Patriots, 29-13, in Super Bowl 60.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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As former agent and cap expert Joel Corry told me, the amount that Ross agrees to pay of Tagovailoa’s 2026 salary (for a new team) would not have much effect on his Dolphins’ dead money cap hit provided the trade is made after June 1.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Some of the students at Naperville North tried to mimic the coach’s actions, working on their technique, while other appeared to be more focused on hitting the ball to their friend as hard as possible.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Ghadimi licked her lips over and over.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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When asked by director Marina Zenovich if there was a time when Chase walked away from his mother and stepfather and never saw them again, Chase pretended to swat a fly on his forehead, then licked his fingers as if eating the imaginary bug.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
2 Jan. 2026
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Liverpool trounced Newcastle United despite conceding first.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Despite the plugs, Wambsganss was easily trounced in the Fort Worth-area district by Rehmet, a labor union leader and veteran, for a partial term ending in early January.—
JOHN HANNA,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Walloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walloped. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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