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Recent Examples of wallop
Noun
The star of the show is the Pink Lemonade cannabis water, which packs a wallop at 20mg of THC. Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024 The end of this episode packs one of the series’ strongest emotional wallops. Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
Hurricane Milton walloped Florida on Wednesday night, causing catastrophic storm surge, devastating damage and leaving millions without power across the state. Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2024 In 1996, a two-day blizzard in January walloped Baltimore with 22.5 inches of snow, freezing traffic for all but the hardiest of transports. Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for wallop 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wallop
Noun
  • The collision of the two events has set members of the civil rights community on edge, in part because of Trump’s history of inflammatory comments.
    Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Collis asked that anyone who witnessed the collision or caught video footage of it call the Sheriff’s Office at 858-565-5200.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • She was assaulted with punches, kicks and brooms, along with hair pulling, insult and jostling, the court heard on Jan. 24, according to Metro.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Notre Dame built a 13-3 halftime lead, then secured the knockout punch when Jayden Harrison returned the second-half kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown.
    Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Finding Nemo-ready tropical fish dart in aquarium-clear waters an easy snorkel kick from shore.
    Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Pereira let his opponent, Khalil Rountree Jr, tire himself out in the early going of the fight while simultaneously slowing him with powerful kicks to Rountree's lead leg.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Buffy loves to groom—in other words, lick—my hair, probably as an act of dominance, according to my vet.
    Elizabeth Denton, Allure, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Having another week off to lick wounds is pretty nice, too.
    Tom Layberger, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Today infernos whipped by a perfect storm of high winds and drought conditions hit the Western edges of the United States especially hard.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
  • As the fire came closer, whipped by strong winds barreling down the mountains, no ambulance appeared.
    Claire Fahy, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Barkley smacked them for 296 yards and four TDs in the regular season.
    Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
  • During that period, Ichiro smacked 2,533 of his 3,089 Major League hits, ranking him 25th on MLB’s all-time hits list.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to a jolt in ticket sales, the school also recognized a marked increase in the sale of football programs, novelties, parking and concessions, which cumulatively generated $2.9 million in FY24 as compared to $1.5 million the previous year.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2025
  • There are a number of factors, including the transition jolt Christian Braun provides to the starting lineup and the driving, cutting presence of Russell Westbrook.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • These tariffs could be a huge blow to the U.S. economy, as economists say tariffs are often passed along to end consumers in the form of higher prices.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Trump also signed an order signaling his intent to weaken tailpipe emission standards, which would be a major blow to the environment.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 21 Jan. 2025

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“Wallop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallop. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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