caned

verb

Definition of canednext
past tense of cane
as in spanked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caned
  1. chopped
  2. smacked
  3. assaulted
  4. punched
  5. attacked
Verb
  • After all, a double-digit yield isn’t much good if it is soon chopped to single digits.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • In the intervening decades, though, the surviving members have seen their statement get chopped and screwed into morsels, divorced from its context.
    Jazmine Hughes, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of chopped
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  • The old chief attempted to do a special review of Bitcoin miners but got smacked down by a federal court.
    Brady Dale, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Freeman, who had been struggling through an ankle injury, smacked the first pitch from Nestor Cortes 413 feet in the 10th inning of Game 1 for the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history.
    NBC Los Angeles, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of smacked
Verb
  • In several of the robberies, the gang also assaulted their victim and threatened them with a knife or a gun, police said.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The three correctional officers who responded to the initial assault were also assaulted by the perpetrator before additional staff secured him, Todd said.
    Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of assaulted
Verb
  • The Baltimore Ravens punched their ticket to the postseason and kept their hopes for a division title alive Saturday.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The Magic, however, punched back in the third with a 22-3 run powered by turning defense into offense.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of punched
Verb
  • Two months after the end of the Korean War, the United States signed a bilateral mutual security treaty with South Korea in which Washington committed to come to Seoul’s aid if it were attacked.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The site has previously been attacked by Ukrainian drones.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of attacked
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