Thesaurus results for SLUGGING

slugging

verb

present participle of slug

as in hitting

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner she got so angry that she slugged the back of the chair and knocked it over

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Recent Examples of slugging Happ, though, finished the last two games of the series strong, slugging home runs on back-to-back days and finishing with five hits — two home runs, one double and three RBIs — in that stretch. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026 Tonight offers two more compelling home run bets for slugging first basemen with above-average power and favorable matchups. — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026 And if Bregman had been slugging more, especially in clutch situations, the optics might be different. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 30 June 2026 As the White Sox were slugging their way to a 22-1 victory over the Royals on Friday night, former player Ron Kittle was getting married in a ballpark suite with Chicago chairman Jerry Reinsdorf officiating. — ABC News, 27 June 2026 Rice is slugging almost 100 points higher than Kurtz, though the A’s slugger’s ability to get on base has their OPS numbers in a comparable range. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026 There wasn’t much concern about the hard-slugging right fielder’s condition, however. — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026 The bottom portion of the UCLA lineup picked up the slack, slugging two homers among the six hits and four RBIs from the 6-9 spots. — Josh Gross, Daily News, 31 May 2026 Slimp earned first-team all-Big Ten honors as the leadoff hitter for a Bruins team that features slugging stars Megan Grant and Jordan Woolery. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slugging

Verb

Jordan Walker extended his hitting streak to 10 games, the fourth streak of 10 of more games for him this season.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Lee gave the Giants a 2-1 lead in the fifth by hitting his career-high ninth home run of the season, a solo shot that nearly landed in McCovey Cove.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of hitting

Verb

Alaves' Ángel Pérez was reprimanded by coach Quique Sánchez Flores after being substituted and punching the bench several times.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Speaking to reporters before heading out on a campaign bus tour in Maine, Collins was asked about recent reports of a 1988 incident in which Jackson faced misdemeanor charges for punching an unnamed man.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of punching

Verb

Carrington was ejected from the game in the first half after smacking Cunningham across the face during Cunningham's layup attempt.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Catcher Daniel Susac followed up Wednesday’s two-home-run game by smacking a two-run shot, and the Giants bullpen didn’t break down while protecting a 4-1 victory.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of smacking

Verb

But, Alexanian says, policymakers also worry about overregulation slamming the breaks on useful research.

— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026
At that moment, another car came in to merge and seemingly failed to notice the other vehicle stalled, slamming into the back of it.

— Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of slamming

Verb

Where grass grows right up to a tree’s trunk, the lawnmower will inevitably follow, banging and chipping the bark or scalping bark off roots that are exposed above the soil.

— Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
In several municipalities, particularly in Havana, residents staged neighborhood protests after blackouts lasting more than 48 hours, banging pots and pans and burning garbage piled up on street corners.

— Andrea Rodriguez, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of banging

Verb

Keeber’s eldest son is still pounding the pavement looking for work as employers pull back entry-level hiring.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Video captured by a tourist on board a boat in northern Botswana showed the heart-pounding moment the vessel had to outrun a charging hippo.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026