as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
kept socking the punching bag until he was exhausted
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Recent Examples of socked
Snow was falling in Central Florida after a strong arctic front socked the region with three days of bitter cold, along with nearly an inch of snow.
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Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
Naturally, Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler socked the first pitch of the sixth inning toward Hoskins and off the left-field wall for a triple.
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Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
Feinberg has socked 16 homers with 63 RBIs.
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Gary Bedore
may 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
Hot black smoke socked her in the face; the staircase had become a glowing, spastic frenzy.
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Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
Evening rush-hour commuters — who thought winter was over — felt foolish after the city was socked with a record-breaking spring snowfall.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
The storm could bring the biggest snowfall to the region since January 2016, when New York City was socked by its worst snowstorm on record.
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Greg Evans,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2026
Hyperallergic, which first reported the malfunction, noted that a sprinkler head was damaged during preparations for Winter Storm Fern, which socked New York with nearly a foot of snow over the weekend.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
28 Jan. 2026
You could get socked with a 75% civil fraud penalty under section 6663.
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Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
Naturally, Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler socked the first pitch of the sixth inning toward Hoskins and off the left-field wall for a triple.
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Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
Feinberg has socked 16 homers with 63 RBIs.
—
Gary Bedore
may 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
Hot black smoke socked her in the face; the staircase had become a glowing, spastic frenzy.
—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
Evening rush-hour commuters — who thought winter was over — felt foolish after the city was socked with a record-breaking spring snowfall.
—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
The storm could bring the biggest snowfall to the region since January 2016, when New York City was socked by its worst snowstorm on record.
—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2026
Hyperallergic, which first reported the malfunction, noted that a sprinkler head was damaged during preparations for Winter Storm Fern, which socked New York with nearly a foot of snow over the weekend.
—
News Desk,
Artforum,
28 Jan. 2026
You could get socked with a 75% civil fraud penalty under section 6663.
—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for socked
Verb
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Wyatt-Hodge, who launched the tournament two weeks ago with a century against Sri Lanka, smacked a 32-ball fifty.
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Curtis Mead smacked a pinch two-run homer to give Washington a 4-3 lead in the sixth.
Verb
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The Republican president has slapped his image and name on buildings, torn down storied structures, altered others, started massive construction projects and deployed armed military personnel.
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Emmanuel shook his dreadlocks in disbelief, pointed to the sky, dropped to one knee and slapped the concrete three times.
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Against Cardinals’ starting pitcher Matthew Liberatore, the Braves mustered just one hit and one run through five innings of an eventual 5-3 loss.
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Thomas had hit a leadoff double, but Michael Massey, Salvador Perez and John Rave failed to drive him in.
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Algeria turned up the pressure in the second half and had multiple shots on goal that Jordan goalkeeper Yazeed Abulaila punched away, but a corner kick in the 69th minute proved to be the Jordanian keeper’s kryptonite.
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At least in comparison to Gragson being punched by Ross Chastain at the Kansas Speedway three years ago.
Verb
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Tatis led off and knocked Boyd's fifth pitch over the left-field bleachers onto Waveland Avenue, before Chicago answered in the bottom of the inning when Seiya Suzuki scored on Carson Kelly's RBI single.
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Kale said her 11-year-old and 16-year-old sons knocked the bat off her and killed it.
Verb
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Moments later, police say Carvahlo slammed head-on into a Chevy Cruze being driven by a Haverhill man in his 20s.
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My jaw was slack, my eyes were slammed shut, and my tongue hung out, touching the ground.
Verb
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Haaland and his teammates sat on the wet pitch as Ødegaard banged the drum.
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Soon, the players on the field joined in, sitting down and rowing as captain Martin Ødegaard banged a large drum.
Verb
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The suspect’s vehicle entered a closed roadway on Interstate 20 at the 420 exit near Aledo and struck an 18-wheeler, the release states.
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According to the department, a third-party contractor accidentally struck a power line while working in the area, causing a brief power outage at the Adamsville Pump Station.
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“Socked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socked. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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