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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The Liberty lost by an average of 15 points in regular-season games at Michelob Ultra Arena while the Aces lost by an average of 23.5 points in game at Barclays Center, including the 38-point beatdown on Aug. 6.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
Ben-Hur’s climactic chariot race is the final beatdown between the righteous and unjustly framed Judah (Charlton Heston) and his former friend, the quisling Messala (Stephen Boyd).
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Then there is the review that most remember Wells for: his savage, question-by-question beatdown of Guy’s American Kitchen & Bar in Times Square.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
The Quakes fired head coach Luchi Gonzalez on Monday midway into his second year after the team suffered its 14th loss of the season over the weekend in a 6-2 beatdown at the hands of LAFC.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
Ben-Hur’s climactic chariot race is the final beatdown between the righteous and unjustly framed Judah (Charlton Heston) and his former friend, the quisling Messala (Stephen Boyd).
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Then there is the review that most remember Wells for: his savage, question-by-question beatdown of Guy’s American Kitchen & Bar in Times Square.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
The Quakes fired head coach Luchi Gonzalez on Monday midway into his second year after the team suffered its 14th loss of the season over the weekend in a 6-2 beatdown at the hands of LAFC.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
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“Beatdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beatdown. Accessed 10 Sep. 2024.
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