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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
During that time, the company has also been walloped by tariffs, geopolitical challenges, and industry overcapacity.
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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
After the region was walloped with snow this winter, the Boston City Council plans to review the city’s 48-hour parking space saver policy for snow emergencies that has led to violent neighbor disputes.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 11 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
Some fed-up Staten Island residents have resorted to digging themselves out on streets that remained covered in snow two days after a blizzard walloped the city.
—Ali Bauman, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Democrats had been walloped by Republicans in the congressional midterms two years earlier.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
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
After the region was walloped with snow this winter, the Boston City Council plans to review the city’s 48-hour parking space saver policy for snow emergencies that has led to violent neighbor disputes.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 11 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
Some fed-up Staten Island residents have resorted to digging themselves out on streets that remained covered in snow two days after a blizzard walloped the city.
—Ali Bauman, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Democrats had been walloped by Republicans in the congressional midterms two years earlier.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walloped
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The updraft knifed through the building, whose inhabitants were already suffering without heat or power for much of the winter as Russia pounded Ukraine’s energy system.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The glass began to sway as fans pounded on it in excitement and then gave way, with pieces raining on Smith.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Emery had been incessant in wanting shorter, faster balls from his deeper players, with Villa’s best opportunity of the afternoon stemming from brave passing in combination in the first half, coaxing Fulham onto them before John McGinn whipped a ball into the space behind.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Many in the room whipped out their cameras to start filming, and made the rounds to glean and share details.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
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Mansfield ended the shutout bid in the seventh when Andrew Simmons smacked a two-out single that brought Jacob Bianchi home.—
Tim Crowley,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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The puck smacked off Vladar's left pad, then his right and across the goal line to give Pittsburgh the lead for good.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries lashed back at Leavitt.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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Leo has not lashed out, or gotten defensive, or allowed himself to be pulled down into the gutter.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Then in the second, Mattias Samuelsson was allowed to take multiple pokes at Jeremy Swayman before Geekie clobbered him.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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These Dark Ages span an inexcusable 23 seasons — a stretch that began soon after the 2002 Raiders and admirable 37-year-old QB Rich Gannon were clobbered in Mission Valley, home to Super Bowl 37.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Carson Richter hit a grand slam for Newbury Park.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Austin Hays then hit a grounder to third baseman Manny Machado.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
2 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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There was one girl who licked doorknobs.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Villegas, a Marine Corps veteran from the Northwest Side who has been 36th Ward alderman since 2015, once had his sights set on Washington but was trounced in the 2022 race for the 3rd Congressional District on the Northwest Side.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Peter Magyar’s center-right Tisza trounced Orban’s Fidesz in parliamentary elections by a margin of nearly three-to-one, a stunning turn after so many years of Orban consolidating power with extrajudicial tools like gerrymandering, court-packing and the co-optation of an independent media.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Walloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walloped. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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