Hit hard
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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The sad fact is that the amount of force necessary to knock a person out is almost as great as the amount of force necessary to kill a person, and it's very hard to hit hard enough to do the former without hitting so hard that you also do the latter.
Source: Stun Guns - They're not particularly fast, but they hit hard and have no problems with dealing massive amounts of Knock Back to anyone unlucky enough to get nailed by an attack.
Source: Mighty Glacier / Video Games
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Knock and Hit hard. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit_hard/knock
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