thumped

It was a magical night in Wisconsin—across Interstate 94 in Madison, the Badgers thumped USC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Students cheered as they stacked rubbish bins against the entrance to a school outside Paris, while a speaker thumped out French rap to young people, teachers and parents mingling in the early morning drizzle.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

And Yamal hasn’t found the net since Spain thumped Saudi Arabia 4-0 in its second game.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

But it thumped New Zealand 4-0 in one of its final World Cup tuneups and lost to three other World Cup qualifiers — the U.S.,

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

He thumped Emma on the back, as if they’d figured out something together.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix