1
: damaged or worn down by hard use
a battered old hat
a battered truck
2
: injured by repeated blows
the victim's battered body
a boxer's battered face
3
: subjected to repeated physical abuse
providing help for battered wives/children
… the store turned into an impromptu women's crisis center, where battered women and mothers trying to rescue their daughters from abusive dads gravitated.—
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The decision by American lawmakers to resume military assistance after months of costly delay was greeted with a collective sigh of relief and an outpouring of gratitude across a battered and bloodied Ukraine.
—Marc Santora, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Courtesy of Lürssen From the battered trawler Orca in Jaws to the dinghy where Fredo spent his lonely final moments in The Godfather Part II, boats have been integral to myriad Hollywood blockbusters as props, locations, or narrative devices.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2024
Chinese policymakers face mounting challenges to boost a flagging economy, including how to stabilise the property sector, counter deflationary pressures, reverse foreign capital outflows, and save a battered stock market.
—Laura He, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
Expect Russia’s winter offensive to slow as battered field armies reset and the Kremlin rebuilds its offensive combat power.
—David Axe, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
There may be hope for battered Gen Z consumers, however.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 26 Mar. 2024
The vibe within the battered crenulated ramparts of the estate is marinated in the leve-leve: that rare sense of unhurried time that defines Príncipe and is its charm and crucible.
—Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024
My first visit to the Middle East involved backpacking through a battered Lebanon after the 1982 Israeli invasion, which left many Palestinians dead but hasn’t improved Israel’s security.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Israel was not particularly helpful in getting humanitarian assistance into battered northern Gaza in the first half of March, facilitating only 11 of the 24 aid missions the United Nations planned, the agency said Tuesday.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
Marc Santora, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Courtesy of Lürssen From the battered trawler Orca in Jaws to the dinghy where Fredo spent his lonely final moments in The Godfather Part II, boats have been integral to myriad Hollywood blockbusters as props, locations, or narrative devices.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2024
Chinese policymakers face mounting challenges to boost a flagging economy, including how to stabilise the property sector, counter deflationary pressures, reverse foreign capital outflows, and save a battered stock market.
—Laura He, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
Expect Russia’s winter offensive to slow as battered field armies reset and the Kremlin rebuilds its offensive combat power.
—David Axe, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
There may be hope for battered Gen Z consumers, however.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 26 Mar. 2024
The vibe within the battered crenulated ramparts of the estate is marinated in the leve-leve: that rare sense of unhurried time that defines Príncipe and is its charm and crucible.
—Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024
My first visit to the Middle East involved backpacking through a battered Lebanon after the 1982 Israeli invasion, which left many Palestinians dead but hasn’t improved Israel’s security.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Israel was not particularly helpful in getting humanitarian assistance into battered northern Gaza in the first half of March, facilitating only 11 of the 24 aid missions the United Nations planned, the agency said Tuesday.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
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“Battered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battered. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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