clobber
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At least they don’t reach out to clobber nearby cars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
Instead, he will hit lazy pop-flys, or yank a ground ball to the pull side, or simply foul off mistake pitches he’d typically clobber.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
But as the storm continued to clobber the state, worse impacts were certainly possible, Mr. Ortiz said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2024
Buying and selling "pre-loved" clobber is now a huge industry, in part due to online companies - or marketplaces - such as Depop, Vinted and eBay where people can trade clothes.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2023
He didn't know whether to shout with relief—or clobber Specimen for causing him so much worry.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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Popular media hasembraced the terms, using them when a snowstorm clobbers an area that usually gets little snow.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 11, 2022
Mickelson’s not quite out of it, three back of Mattiace as he clobbers his drive on the 15th.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 25, 2020
Malnutrition clobbers the immune system, leaving the victim more prone to infections and more likely to die from them.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 6, 2017
The deep brown brew starts off with milk chocolate flavors before the coconut clobbers everything else, and the oily, woodsy coconut essence lingers long on the palate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2016
That line of hers clobbers me over and over.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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Razaullah, the 21-year-old batting at number nine on Test debut, clobbered 81 from 63 balls at Edgbaston.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Immediately after tea he clobbered the spin of Ali Usman over the leg side for six, then reached his half-century from 64 balls in the following over.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Even when software names were getting clobbered, retail traders stepped up and bought the dip, according to Vanda Research.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026
Software companies have gotten clobbered this year, as seen in the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF, down 22% this year after falling 8% in the fourth quarter.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
“What’s this?” said Scooter, drawing back and almost getting clobbered.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
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“The Last House” and “The Whisper Man” have both outperformed “Don’t Say Good Luck,” with “The Whisper Man” clobbering both in the number of hours viewed after just a few days on the streamer.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Apple finally overthrew Nvidia to reclaim the title of the world’s largest company by market capitalization, underscoring the dramatic degree to which the iPhone maker’s stock is clobbering the broader technology universe.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Ford’s secret project had an ambitious goal: to figure out how to make electric vehicles in the U.S. that could compete with the Chinese models clobbering competitors globally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
He put himself on the Ashes radar by clobbering 183 for Australia A during a red-ball series against Sri Lanka A in Darwin this year, with his form continuing in the Sheffield Shield.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
For such a frail old lady, Miss Wren was giving Miss Peregrine a pretty good clobbering.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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