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slap

noun as in hard hit, often with hand

verb as in hit hard, often with hand

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“Lowering the amount we can raise rent is a slap in the face. They are favoring one side of the aisle more than the other.”

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"But I got a slap from reality in the last couple of years. I'm just getting to know this new chapter."

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Commander Gorringe & the entire crew knelt down in prayer, and so did I. There was silence, except for the water slapping against the hull.

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Staff swore at patients and on occasion were seen slapping or pinching them.

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There are companies that produce rapidly changeable—what we call white-labeled—products that entrepreneurs can slap a label on and bring out into the world.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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