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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Nonetheless, Tagovailoa targeted Waddle, who stands at 5-foot-10, just four times in the 31-6 beatdown on the road.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Alvarez also noted that Rush reportedly popped the elbow back into place himself before courageously participating in the post-match beatdown angle involving Samoa Joe and AEW World Champion Hangman Page.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Then came a 26-0 beatdown to an 0-3 Texans team.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The unofficial menu at the Gilbert In-N-Out Burger for three years came with sides of beatdowns, gang attacks and teen violence.
—Robert Anglen, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Alvarez also noted that Rush reportedly popped the elbow back into place himself before courageously participating in the post-match beatdown angle involving Samoa Joe and AEW World Champion Hangman Page.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Then came a 26-0 beatdown to an 0-3 Texans team.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The unofficial menu at the Gilbert In-N-Out Burger for three years came with sides of beatdowns, gang attacks and teen violence.
—Robert Anglen, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Beatdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beatdown. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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