clunked

verb

past tense of clunk
as in glanced

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clunked
  1. glanced
  2. bumped
  3. knocked
  4. bounced
  5. banged
  6. skipped
  7. ricocheted
  8. rebounded
Verb
  • Each glanced from time to time at their rods, propped against the metal barrier that separated land from sea.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • But after being injected with two ostensibly lethal doses of pentobarbital, Pike was still alive, snoring loudly as journalists selected to witness the execution glanced at one another, wondering what was happening.
    — Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of glanced
Verb
  • Recent research from the Concerned Women of America found that transgender athletes have bumped biological women out of 2,293 championship spots since the mid-1980s.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Adelaide’s arrival even bumped Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (King Charles’s youngest brother), out of the top 15 spots.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of bumped
Verb
  • In a press conference on Wednesday, DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry said the police investigation began on the night of Oct 8, 2011, when a 17-year-old girl ran to apartment complex on Lumbee Drive, knocked on a door, and asked for help.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The Maine, North Carolina, and Texas AFL-CIOs and their affiliates have knocked hundreds of thousands of doors already this cycle, presenting voters with the contract and where the candidates stand.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of knocked
Verb
  • Matt Araiza bounced this one inside the 5, where Emmett Johnson made a basketball save to Xavier Nwankpa.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Deloatch quickly recovered the ball, which had bounced backward into the end zone, giving the Saints their first touchdown of the game.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of bounced
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  • On this day in 1960, one of the most shocking and iconic Cold War moments unfolded when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev brandished and banged his shoe at the United Nations.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Both banged off the Tropicana Field catwalk in foul territory, nullifying the catch made on both of them.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of banged
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  • Staff skipped the sanitizing step when washing cutting boards at the meat prep table.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Both candidates held speaking spots at Republicans' midterm convention earlier this month, as other Republicans in tight races skipped the event.
    — Halle Troadec, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of skipped
Verb
  • The ball ricocheted to shortstop Taylor Walls, who threw out Turner for the third out of the inning.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Awartani was shot in the chest and the bullet ricocheted off his scapula, causing paraplegia in his spinal cord.
    — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of ricocheted
Verb
  • Bitcoin has rebounded over 40% from its July low, as improving risk appetite have helped revive demand for digital assets.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The Flyers rebounded on the ice last season, reaching the second round of the playoffs after five straight years of no playoff action.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of rebounded
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“Clunked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clunked. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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