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swatting

VERB

hit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clobber knock slap slug smack smash whack

STRONG

beat belt biff box buffet clout cuff ding sock strike wallop

Antonyms

STRONG

lose surrender tap

Example Sentences

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Six-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz was put through his paces by German journeyman Yannick Hanfmann on Wednesday before swatting him aside to book his place in the Australian Open third round.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Tired of spending frigid winters shoveling snow, or of sweating bullets and swatting mosquitoes in the summer?

From MarketWatch • Nov. 29, 2025

The long-range missiles would let Ukraine do better than simply swatting down hundreds of incoming drones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Haaland is swatting aside whatever competition is being put in front of him.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

I could practically see the birds of sadness pecking at his head, but Phoebe was busy swatting at her own birds.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech