kneecapped

past tense of kneecap

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kneecapped
Verb
  • And then the game itself smacked him like Zack Bolduc’s hit that knocked Hall upside down into the Blues bench.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
  • She got smacked, but the ball went in.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The Padres took a 5-4 lead in the seventh inning when Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a one-out single, moved to third on a single by Luis Arraez and scored on a sacrifice fly by Machado.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
  • While hitting 350 homers is a feat in itself, Judge reached the mark more quickly than former slugger Mark McGwire.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • Eazy The Block Captain and Shields also hopped into the fray, with Eazy disputing Papoose’s claim that he was punched unconscious and challenging him to a fight.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Cops released photos of an unknown assailant on Saturday who punched and slashed a straphanger in the face after an argument inside a Brooklyn subway station last month.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • However, the increases began much earlier this year, given the back-to-back atmospheric rivers that pummeled Northern California with heavy snow and rain.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Jim Miller submitted Jackson in the first round in a bounce-back performance after he was pummeled by Bobby Green at UFC 300 in April.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Everyone onboard the Cessna 310 aircraft were killed in the fiery crash in Boca Raton, while a fourth person on the ground — who was driving at the time — was left injured, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The passengers went to a hospital, but nobody was seriously injured.
    Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Their goggles are already thrashed, and a solid pair of gogs like these Smith Squad Mags will be a major come-up for their winter kit.
    Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The highest point spread of the NFL season came to fruition on Sunday as the Baltimore Ravens thrashed the New York Giants, 35-14, with Lamar Jackson throwing five touchdown passes to lead the way for the flock.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • She was bludgeoned and strangled to death in the basement of her family's Boulder home in 1996.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Her daughter, Martha Moxley, was found bludgeoned and fatally stabbed with a golf club in the backyard of her family’s home in Greenwich’s tony Belle Haven neighborhood on Halloween 1975.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • In response to fraying ties with Washington, Brasília has sought closer relations with Beijing, a move that could hurt Lula’s popularity further: 75% of Brazilians distrust China, a recent poll showed.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 8 July 2025
  • What’s going to hurt us probably is the property tax situation.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
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“Kneecapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kneecapped. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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