variants
or cudgelling
as in thrashing
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cudgeling
Noun
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Here’s a very similar move in the memorable 4-1 thrashing of Bayern.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025 -
His confidence regarding this type of finish shone through in Arsenal’s 5-1 thrashing of Manchester City a few days later.—
Art de Roché,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Better explained, tension builds until there is a battering incident.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
23 Feb. 2025
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Adrian was arrested in connection with first-degree domestic battering and first-degree terroristic threatening, both felony charges.—
Annette Beard,
arkansasonline.com,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Correa is accused of participating in beatings, electrocutions and other forms of abuses while allegedly acting as part of a death squad operating under former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Stocks have taken a severe beating, with many investors selling positions after President Donald Trump unveiled his latest tariff policies late Wednesday.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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That too would keep Fed officials from chopping rates to boost the economy.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
11 Mar. 2025
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That's the chick who pretended on the 'Today' show, chopping cucumbers.—
Tracy Wright,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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At 5-foot-7 and 207 pounds, he is considered undersized for the NFL, but he’s proved able to carry a heavy workload and can take a licking.—
Chris Hays,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2025
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However, be cautious as licking does not automatically mean love.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities recently launched a campaign attacking the governor for allowing the state’s overreliance on property taxes to worsen and for seeking to slash summer work programs that assist the state’s troubled youths.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2025
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The early glimpses show a player with real potential in the attacking third, capable of thriving in transition and striking well at goal.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Heavy whipping cream: Creates more of an airy texture in the cream cheese layers; also used to top the dessert.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
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They're sandwiched between a mixture made with coconut cream and heavy whipping cream, which together taste freshly of coconut, not artificial.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The group in the other vehicle surround Martinez between the two vehicles, with two people repeatedly punching her while a third person pulls her legs, taking her to the ground.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Dec. 2024
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According to Hallman, Forrest-Stitt responded by allegedly assaulting him, punching him in the chest, hitting his mouth, and causing injuries, including a busted lip and a painful bicep injury.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2024
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“Cudgeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cudgeling. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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