as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
didn't sleep a wink all night because she was too busy swatting mosquitoes
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Recent Examples of swatted
Mims swatted Pollock's hand away, then stormed off.
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Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Brunson’s early output set the tone Thursday for another balanced offensive explosion by the Knicks, who swatted away the Hornets, 125-101, at Madison Square Garden for their fourth consecutive win.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
Faber swatted the puck into the net for good measure anyway, kicking off a brief dust-up between Faber and Anaheim’s Frank Vatrano, which ended with both men in the penalty box and the Wild on another power play.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2024
Yoon's move to impose martial law earlier this week for the first time since 1980 was swatted down by angry opposition lawmakers, who are planning an impeachment vote against Yoon on Saturday.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Key moment Kopitar swatted in Moore’s rebound early in the third.
—Dan Greenspan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Among those who said they were swatted in late 2023 were Republican Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Brandon Williams of New York, as well as Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, a Democrat.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
In January 2023, Filion was extradited to Florida from California after having swatted a mosque months earlier in Sanford, Florida.
—Michael Kosnar, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
With Seattle attempting a 47-field goal in the final minute, Isaiah Simmons leaped over a blocker and swatted the kick, which sent the ball caroming to Bryce Ford-Wheaton, who scooped and scored on his first career touch.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Brunson’s early output set the tone Thursday for another balanced offensive explosion by the Knicks, who swatted away the Hornets, 125-101, at Madison Square Garden for their fourth consecutive win.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
Faber swatted the puck into the net for good measure anyway, kicking off a brief dust-up between Faber and Anaheim’s Frank Vatrano, which ended with both men in the penalty box and the Wild on another power play.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2024
Yoon's move to impose martial law earlier this week for the first time since 1980 was swatted down by angry opposition lawmakers, who are planning an impeachment vote against Yoon on Saturday.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Key moment Kopitar swatted in Moore’s rebound early in the third.
—Dan Greenspan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Among those who said they were swatted in late 2023 were Republican Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Brandon Williams of New York, as well as Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, a Democrat.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
In January 2023, Filion was extradited to Florida from California after having swatted a mosque months earlier in Sanford, Florida.
—Michael Kosnar, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
With Seattle attempting a 47-field goal in the final minute, Isaiah Simmons leaped over a blocker and swatted the kick, which sent the ball caroming to Bryce Ford-Wheaton, who scooped and scored on his first career touch.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swatted
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And then the game itself smacked him like Zack Bolduc’s hit that knocked Hall upside down into the Blues bench.Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
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She got smacked, but the ball went in.Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Domantas Sabonis hit a pair of free throws after getting fouled to put the game away.Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
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The tartness of cranberry, kissed with vanilla rum, is as enchanting as Elphaba's voice hitting that high note.Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Eazy The Block Captain and Shields also hopped into the fray, with Eazy disputing Papoose’s claim that he was punched unconscious and challenging him to a fight.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Rosa went on to detail that one of the young women punched her in the face, causing her glasses to fly to the floor, at which point a second teen grabbed a pouch containing Rosa's ID and medical records.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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Councilmember Bob Holden slammed Hochul for this, arguing that the city and state simply need to enforce existing laws instead of changing them.Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
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The statement sparked outrage with GOP lawmakers, who slammed Allstate for not explicitly condemning terrorism.Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025
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My heartbeat pounded in my ears, drowning out the anticipatory purr of two ambulance engines idling nearby.Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Fieri’s tenders are wide and flat, resembling pounded and breaded chicken cutlets.Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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But the photos in that email, from camera traps in the Andes mountains, struck him as different.Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
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Puerto Rico continues to struggle with chronic power outages blamed on a crumbling power grid that was razed by Hurricane Maria, a powerful category 4 storm that struck the island in September 2017.CBS News, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024
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The watches were swiped from Reeves’ Hollywood Hills home in December 2023, according to police.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 30 Dec. 2024
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Where there once were homes and gardens was now a wide furrow of dirt, as if a giant had swiped his foot across it.Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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The net simply gets clipped onto the detector as needed.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2024
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The car moved across multiple lanes, clipped another vehicle, struck the outer retention wall then careened back across all lanes of traffic.Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Swatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swatted. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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