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as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
gave the wasp's nest a good whack with the bat
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as in bang
a loud explosive sound
the whack echoed around the field
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as in to hit
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
whacked the vending machine to get the candy bar to fall
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as in to assassinate
slang
to put to death deliberately
without a second thought the mob boss had them whacked
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Recent Examples of whack
Andrew Torgan, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Things didn’t get more out of whack over time—they were simply built that way.
—Fiona Bornhöft, Architectural Digest, 22 Mar. 2025
Dalton Ross, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Designed to navigate both narrow nooks and wide swaths of body hair, these tools require less prep than razor-shaving, can be used wet or dry, and whack weeds with ease.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 1 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Your circadian rhythm — the cycle that regulates sleep, hormone release and temperature — might be out of whack.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Things didn’t get more out of whack over time—they were simply built that way.
—Fiona Bornhöft, Architectural Digest, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
Mitch and Chrissy were so bad at trying to get their buoy across the balance beam they were lapped by Bianca and Thomas… even after Bianca almost blinded her partner while whacking him in the face with her pole!
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Designed to navigate both narrow nooks and wide swaths of body hair, these tools require less prep than razor-shaving, can be used wet or dry, and whack weeds with ease.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whack
Noun
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Trump's probe, announced on Tuesday, is viewed as an attempt to push back on leading critical minerals producer China, and comes on top of reviews into pharmaceutical and chip imports.—
Anmol Choubey,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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The team now intends to study more magnetars with Hubble in an attempt to decode their origins.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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More price hikes provide a psychological blow that shakes consumer confidence.—
Rohit Arora,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The result is just tit-for-tat subversion and another blow to America’s supposedly nonpartisan system of justice.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Marsai Martin’s chignon and a Josephine Baker-esque side bang meant business, closing out the week with professional elegance.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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Those events will fling material in all directions, triggering the same double bang in the other white dwarf.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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New York’s forward did so by staying attached through the bazillion screens Detroit set and recovering when he was hit.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Houston threw numbers behind the ball for most of the game to avoid getting hit by the deadly counterattacks and transitions KC has been known for.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2025
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The expiration date marks the day the Prime Minister of Granada, Maurice Bishop, was assassinated by a firing squad, which was followed by a U.S. military invasion.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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One 1964 document showed that two intelligence assets discussed potentially assassinating Castro under the administration of President Lyndon Johnson.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Still, that doesn’t mean ice bathing isn’t worth a try—especially if there’s the chance of achieving age-defying results.—
Irene Coltrinari,
Vogue,
18 Apr. 2025
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Mahomes, 29, gave spring's hottest color a try while celebrating her friend Miranda Hogue's 30th birthday at the beach.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Two minutes later, Pastrnak redirected a slap pass from Morgan Geekie into the net to tie it 2-all.—
Jimmy Golen,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2025
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Closing the door to these studios during the extreme hype of a console’s launch window would be a slap to the face.—
Jason Evangelho,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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JuJu Watkins, the star sophomore, stared blankly ahead, offering only a slow, deliberate clap.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2025
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Kansas City is also trying to set the world record for the largest collection of claps and is inviting all who visit to help be a part of it, Cocoran said.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Whack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whack. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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