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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
The Packers have walloped the Rams in recent memory, winning 16 of their last 21 meetings dating back to 1992, including 10 of their last 11.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
In the East, the Detroit Pistons dispatched the Cleveland Cavaliers, and in the West, the Oklahoma City Thunder walloped LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers by 18 points.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 May 2026
The two shots gave the Celtics — who had walloped the 76ers in two of the first four games and won another in the clutch — a 13-point third-quarter lead.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
During that time, the company has also been walloped by tariffs, geopolitical challenges, and industry overcapacity.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
O’Neill inexplicably bobbles the snap, tries to pick the ball up instead of diving on it and loses it again when he gets walloped.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Illinois residents have been walloped by surging health insurance costs this year.
—Barbara Hoare, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Blizzard conditions continued in the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes on Monday after the storm walloped parts of Wisconsin and Michigan with several feet of snow.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
Shortly after the company found new ownership via the Retirement Systems of Alabama, COVID walloped the movie theater business — and iPic’s box office revenues and balance sheets never recovered.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Mar. 2026
Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
In the East, the Detroit Pistons dispatched the Cleveland Cavaliers, and in the West, the Oklahoma City Thunder walloped LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers by 18 points.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 May 2026
The two shots gave the Celtics — who had walloped the 76ers in two of the first four games and won another in the clutch — a 13-point third-quarter lead.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
During that time, the company has also been walloped by tariffs, geopolitical challenges, and industry overcapacity.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
O’Neill inexplicably bobbles the snap, tries to pick the ball up instead of diving on it and loses it again when he gets walloped.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Illinois residents have been walloped by surging health insurance costs this year.
—Barbara Hoare, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Blizzard conditions continued in the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes on Monday after the storm walloped parts of Wisconsin and Michigan with several feet of snow.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
Shortly after the company found new ownership via the Retirement Systems of Alabama, COVID walloped the movie theater business — and iPic’s box office revenues and balance sheets never recovered.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walloped
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The Rockies pounded Keller for six runs on six hits in the fifth to blow open the game.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
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The United States and Israel pounded Iran with devastating effectiveness for 37 days, killing much of the country’s leadership and destroying the bulk of its military, yet couldn’t collapse the regime or exact even the smallest concession from it.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
10 May 2026
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The latter is what marked the winds that whipped the region on Sunday and resulted in the death of a 61-year-old Santa Rosa man,killed by a falling tree.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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There’s also a menu of small snacks, with mezzes like hummus, tzatziki, whipped feta, falafel, halloumi, artichoke and eggplant.—
Connie Ogle
May 15,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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Alex Call came off the bench and smacked a Matt Gage fastball into right field for a two-run single to take the lead in the sixth inning.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The two have smacked each other around in the weeks since and traded barbs over their places within the company.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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When the war began, a cornered Iran lashed out by attacking its neighbors in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a 45-year-old coalition of energy-rich Arab monarchies including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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That set the stage for Varsho, who lashed at a two-strike fastball and sent the ball in the air to left.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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He got clobbered again tonight a bunch.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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He got clobbered again tonight a bunch.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Andy Pages hit a three-run home run and Max Muncy hit his 12th homer of the season on the next at-bat to break a scoreless game in the fourth inning.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2026
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For cocktails and nightlife, hit TopGolf or Nola’s for live music then end the night strong with a table at HQ nightclub where resident and guest DJs keep the dance floor bumping and bottle servers keep the bubbly and energy flowing.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Gilgeous-Alexander licked his chops at what Game 1 presented.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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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
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None of us know yet that the Sparks are about to get trounced by the Aces, losing by 27 points.—
Jade Chang,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Melissa is nationally ranked and trounced Aledo 15-4 in the 2025 state semifinals.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 2026
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“Walloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walloped. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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