smacked
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Leading off the bottom of the 12th, trailing by a run, Tampa Bay Rays slugger Junior Caminero smacked a grounder to third base.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
He knocked a 384-foot flyout — rated “majestic” on announcer Joe Davis’ scale — to the center-field track Wednesday, and came right back and smacked another flyout 382 feet in the first inning Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
While most said Carrick deserved his shot at the job full-time, others said it smacked of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's appointment, also after impressing in interim charge in 2019.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
He was known as one of the world’s best investors, until he got smacked down by the financial crisis.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
I tapped Mr. Dovlo timidly, afraid he might sleep through our stop, but he smacked me away, muttering, “Last stop, last stop!”
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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