smackdown
noun
smack·down
ˈsmak-ˌdau̇n 
1
: the act of knocking down or bringing down an opponent
2
: a contest in entertainment wrestling
3
: a decisive defeat
4
: a confrontation between rivals or competitors
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For this region’s tech giants, the tariffs deliver a smackdown that contrasts with the presence of their CEOs on Trump’s inauguration stage.
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
The Timberwolves were missing two key sharpshooters in Donte DiVincenzo and Naz Reid, after both were slapped with suspensions for spilling into the stands in the T-wolves’ Sunday night smackdown with the Detroit Pistons.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 Apr. 2025
But that did little to ease the sting of a 9-0 smackdown from the White Sox — who are expected to be one of the worst teams in the major leagues again this season — at Rate Field on Monday afternoon in the opener of a three-game series in Chicago.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2025
The Huskies beat Marquette for a second time on the season in that span, and avenged their worst loss of the season– at Seton Hall on Feb. 15– with an 81-50 smackdown of the Pirates on Saturday.
—Staff and Wire Reports, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
The Timberwolves were missing two key sharpshooters in Donte DiVincenzo and Naz Reid, after both were slapped with suspensions for spilling into the stands in the T-wolves’ Sunday night smackdown with the Detroit Pistons.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 Apr. 2025
But that did little to ease the sting of a 9-0 smackdown from the White Sox — who are expected to be one of the worst teams in the major leagues again this season — at Rate Field on Monday afternoon in the opener of a three-game series in Chicago.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2025
The Huskies beat Marquette for a second time on the season in that span, and avenged their worst loss of the season– at Seton Hall on Feb. 15– with an 81-50 smackdown of the Pirates on Saturday.
—Staff and Wire Reports, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Smackdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smackdown. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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