clobber

"If you live in a small house, you don't want all this clobber."

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

At least they don’t reach out to clobber nearby cars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

But as the storm continued to clobber the state, worse impacts were certainly possible, Mr. Ortiz said.

From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2024

But for UW to take pressure off its precarious pass defense, the Huskies must consistently clobber opponents up front.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2023

He—tentatively at first, until he knows I’m not gonna clobber him again—gets a big hand under each of my armpits and helps me to my feet, then puts his arm around me for support.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

Popular media hasembraced the terms, using them when a snowstorm clobbers an area that usually gets little snow.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 11, 2022

That said, there are some things you can do to maintain good credit or to minimize the damage if an unexpected expense clobbers your budget.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2021

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

That line of hers clobbers me over and over.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

This has eased some of the regulatory risk that has clobbered tobacco shares since the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

But it kind of mattered, at least psychologically, and for pride, especially for Turkey, which was getting clobbered back home for its nonperformance in the Cup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 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

When Roy got to the golf course, he locked his bike to the pipes of a water fountain and set off jogging down the same fairway where he’d gotten clobbered.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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

The shift of manufacturing jobs to less expensive states in the South, or to Asia, started clobbering many Midwestern factory towns in the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

Weatherald was in fine early touch, clobbering a series of boundaries from Carse whose radar was off, bowling too short and wide.

From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025

His next time up, Conforto smoked the ball again, clobbering a 110.9 mph line drive that represented his hardest exit velocity of the season.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025

Charges began to hit the boat directly, clobbering the hull like a hammer on a pail.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin