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as in collision
a forceful coming together of two things
felt the wallop of a car crashing into their front porch
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as in punch
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
gave the ball a good wallop with the bat
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as in kick
a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings
she really got a wallop out of finding a rare first edition by her favorite author
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as in to lick
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 to whip
to defeat by a large margin
walloped their traditional rivals 20 to nothing
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as in to punch
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 wallop
Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 20 Sep. 2024
Hurricane Milton packed a wallop, and the wind and water were followed by tornadoes.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
Crypto wants to get regulators off its back After a rough few years of being walloped by scandals and government crackdowns, crypto is facing an existential crisis.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 13 Sep. 2024
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Noun
For some Celsius drinkers, that Venn diagram of general ubiquity, buzzy flavors, and wallop of caffeine means that the drink has serious staying power.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 20 Sep. 2024
Hurricane Milton packed a wallop, and the wind and water were followed by tornadoes.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Verb
The Dallas Cowboys were walloped at home Sunday, getting blown out to the tune of 47-9 by the Detroit Lions — the Cowboys’ fourth straight loss at home dating to last postseason.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
Crypto wants to get regulators off its back After a rough few years of being walloped by scandals and government crackdowns, crypto is facing an existential crisis.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 13 Sep. 2024
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The woman’s death is the 12th fatal traffic collision in Fremont this year, police said.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Police said the fatal collision occurred on Saturday, Oct. 26, after shots were fired near Avenue D in Birmingham around 6:45 p.m. local time, according to FOX affiliate WBRC and NBC affiliate WVTM-TV.Abigail Adams, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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The punch of rum is perfectly complemented with the pop of ginger beer and finished off with a zing of lime.Rebekah Evans, The Week UK, theweek, 18 Nov. 2024
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Instead of being the label’s one-two punch post Biggie’s death, the duo were at odds akin to Shaq and a young Kobe Bryant.Jayson Rodriguez, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024
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Copied Share Eagles miss another kick Rohan Nadkarni Jake Elliott missed a 51-yard kick, and the score remains 7-0 Commanders.Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Rather than go for the plucked, plum tone of 1970s R&B bass, Jones welcomed his old pal, jazz bassist Ray Brown, to the proceedings and gave this sweet noir ballad a fluid groove and a slow dancing kick.A.D. Amorosi, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Most other social mammals groom by licking, but primates are unique among tetrapod vertebrates in our reliance on hands and feet for tasks many other taxa use their faces for, says Borths.Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 21 Nov. 2024
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Zia was licking herself and developing hotspots from itchiness.Jen McCaffery, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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Available in 21 colors, the mixer has 10 speeds to knead, whip, and stir ingredients for bread, baked goods, pizza dough, and more.Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2024
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Thanks to dropping temperatures, whipping winds and spending more time indoors, your complexion can begin to experience chronic conditions that stay dominant in warmer months.Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 20 Nov. 2024
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Nobody will mind if they get smacked in the head by a selfie stick, or buzzed by a drone.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 9 Nov. 2024
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With the score sitting at 14-10, Crabb smacked the ball at Banesh who parried it, his touch giving Partain the option to pass it back to his teammate.Aaron Heisen, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
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And when the veteran Rams receiver returned to the lineup Thursday night after a four-game absence, the recently moribund offense anticipated a welcome jolt.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Such a jolt could knock a person off their feet or cause fatal disruption to their heart rhythm.Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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And in what many consider the final blow to her mayoral career, Thao’s home was raided by FBI agents in July.Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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In a game of dueling masterpieces from Nikola Jokic and Kyrie Irving, neither of them dealt the decisive blow.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Wallop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallop. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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