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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Fox’s Saturday broadcast absolutely buried the year-ago analogue, a Penn State beatdown of West Virginia that averaged just shy of 3 million viewers.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Young ended up 13-for-30 for 161 yards, took four sacks and had two interceptions in a 47-10 beatdown bestowed by the New Orleans Saints (who would end the season 5-12).
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Mahomes has played in 133 games in the regular season and playoffs and had never absorbed a similar beatdown.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
In the early morning hours of July 26, a confrontation outside the LoVe nightclub, located on the corner of Fourth and Elm Street in the city's downtown business district, led to a horrific beatdown that was captured on video.
—FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Young ended up 13-for-30 for 161 yards, took four sacks and had two interceptions in a 47-10 beatdown bestowed by the New Orleans Saints (who would end the season 5-12).
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Mahomes has played in 133 games in the regular season and playoffs and had never absorbed a similar beatdown.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
In the early morning hours of July 26, a confrontation outside the LoVe nightclub, located on the corner of Fourth and Elm Street in the city's downtown business district, led to a horrific beatdown that was captured on video.
—FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Beatdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beatdown. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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