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as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
gave the wasp's nest a good whack with the bat
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as in bang
a loud explosive sound
the whack echoed around the field
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as in to hit
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
whacked the vending machine to get the candy bar to fall
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as in to assassinate
slang
to put to death deliberately
without a second thought the mob boss had them whacked
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Recent Examples of whack
Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
Changes in any of these can throw your blood glucose levels out of whack.
—Alysse Dalessandro, Health, 18 Dec. 2024
Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Jan. 2025
Once Sparano got whacked during the 2011 season, Ross gave former Titans coach Jeff Fisher the full-court press.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
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Noun
To help parse the data quickly, the system shows a green flag when everything is going well and red flags when the values are out of whack with what's supposed to happen.
—Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
Changes in any of these can throw your blood glucose levels out of whack.
—Alysse Dalessandro, Health, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
The funny thing when that CEO got whacked was watching CEOs have to be uncomfortable.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Jan. 2025
Once Sparano got whacked during the 2011 season, Ross gave former Titans coach Jeff Fisher the full-court press.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whack
Noun
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With this in mind, Germany began to increase their naval activity around Greenland while launching multiple covert attempts to establish their own weather stations on the island.—
James Patton Rogers & Caroline Kennedy Pipe / Made by History ,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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In the latest attempt to address a worsening youth mental health crisis, the New York City Council on Thursday passed a series of bills that would boost support for students in local public schools.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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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
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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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Tips for styling curtain bangs with short hair Investing in a good haircut is the most important step.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2025
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The most successful hedge funds have of course given investors more bang for their buck, despite charging higher than average fees in most cases.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Last week, when quarterback Patrick Mahomes — tackled at the ankles and about to hit the turf — threw a touchdown pass to Kelce, the Chief’s German Instagram page, chiefsdeutschland, responded with a photo and all-capital letters caption: DIESER TD HAT UNS SPRACHLOS GEMACHT.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2025
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At her best, the 26-year-old’s powerful hitting from the baseline is borderline unstoppable, particularly on hard courts.—
George Ramsay,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
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Garfield was assassinated by a disgruntled and delusional office-seeker named Charles Guiteau.—
Mo Rocca,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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The mountain’s name will revert to Mount McKinley, named for William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States, who was assassinated on September 14, 1901.—
Jayme Moye,
Outside Online,
24 Jan. 2025
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But what makes our own effort worthy of admiration is not the perfection of the first try, but the effort of pushing into uncomfortable territory, and by trying over and over again, despite the stumble and failure!—
Nathan Furr,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Matt Painter has these guys playing slowly, down to 326th in shot tries.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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The sun strikes the surface like a slap of light, as bright as a star’s flash.—
Sallie Tisdale,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Dec. 2024
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The fist pumps and slaps of the left thigh between points have fresh vigour.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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Chef Yuu Shimano steps forward and welcomes the 18 diners seated at the counter to his restaurant, and with a clap of his hands, the team members scramble to their positions for the show to begin.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
30 Dec. 2024
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Break out three giant claps, a dazzling smile and a deafening scream.—
Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Dec. 2024
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“Whack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whack. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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