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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So let’s go back to that beatdown of Stroud and the Texans offense.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
The 41-6 beatdown was the 49ers’ worst playoff loss since Jim Burt concussed Joe Montana in the Meadowlands in 1987.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
Quarterback Brock Purdy tore his UCL in his throwing elbow, and after backup Josh Johnson also got hurt, the 49ers were left lifeless at the position in what was a beatdown as the Eagles went to the Super Bowl.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Last week at the Rose Bowl, Indiana handed Alabama a 38-3 beatdown, the Tide’s worst loss in their vast postseason history.
—The Athletic College Football, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
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Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
The 41-6 beatdown was the 49ers’ worst playoff loss since Jim Burt concussed Joe Montana in the Meadowlands in 1987.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
Quarterback Brock Purdy tore his UCL in his throwing elbow, and after backup Josh Johnson also got hurt, the 49ers were left lifeless at the position in what was a beatdown as the Eagles went to the Super Bowl.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Last week at the Rose Bowl, Indiana handed Alabama a 38-3 beatdown, the Tide’s worst loss in their vast postseason history.
—The Athletic College Football, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Beatdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beatdown. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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