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swatted

VERB

hit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clobber knock slap slug smack smash whack

STRONG

beat belt biff box buffet clout cuff ding sock strike wallop

Antonyms

STRONG

lose surrender tap

Example Sentences

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England captain Harry Kane, who scored a hat-trick, Michael Olise and summer signing Luis Diaz were on the scoresheet as Bayern swatted Ole Werner's team aside on home soil.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

The 7-foot-3 center Aday Mara bulled his way to the rim and swatted shots away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Azusa resident Constance Yu described the persistent bugs as “like little demons but tiny,” while she swatted away the critters during an interview with CBS News this week.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Green’s sign was swatted away by Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

He swatted too slowly for insect eye at the swarms around us.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson