smacking
Americanadjective
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There's the nervous anticipation as the national anthems rings out around the stadium, the thrill of Kane smacking the ball in the goal, and the ecstasy of victory.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
The firm was flayed in 2018 by federal Judge Royce C. Lamberth of Washington, D.C., for engaging in what he labeled a “high-tech shakedown ... smacking of extortion.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Naomi Long, Minister of Justice in the Northern Ireland Executive, said she was "fully supportive of removing the defence of reasonable punishment", which would effectively ban smacking children in Northern Ireland.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Jersey was the first part of the British Isles to ban smacking in April 2020.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
He gives me the number and moves aside, and there’s Ebony, with her cane and her velvet pants, smacking her lips.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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