beatdown
noun
beat·down
ˈbēt-ˌdau̇n 
1
US, informal
: a violent physical beating
… said his own client was badly hurt in a beatdown by NYPD officers …—
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US, informal
: an emphatic or overwhelming defeat
… he was sitting in his Eugene hotel room, … while absorbing a beatdown in PlayStation 3 boxing from his 10-year-old brother Seth.—Tim Layden
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No amount of macho beatdowns in the UFC cage matches on the White House lawn will make anyone forget Epstein’s depredations.
—Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Wing-backs Keito Nakamura and Ritsu Doan are encouraged to get forward and turn transitional moments into a five-vs-four beatdowns.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 June 2026
Brian Myers and Bear Bronson got into the ring and put the beatdown on Slater.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
The last time the third game of the series had more viewers was back in 1998, when Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls put their infamous 96-54 beatdown of the Utah Jazz en route to a second three-peat as NBA champions.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
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Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Wing-backs Keito Nakamura and Ritsu Doan are encouraged to get forward and turn transitional moments into a five-vs-four beatdowns.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 June 2026
Brian Myers and Bear Bronson got into the ring and put the beatdown on Slater.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
The last time the third game of the series had more viewers was back in 1998, when Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls put their infamous 96-54 beatdown of the Utah Jazz en route to a second three-peat as NBA champions.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
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“Beatdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beatdown. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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