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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Coming off a letdown, the Kings produced a beatdown, battering the Ducks, 6-1, on Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena to take three of four Freeway Faceoffs this season.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2025
At cruiserweight, the underrated Gilberto Ramirez jumped from fourth to second after his beatdown of Chris Billam-Smith in November.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Foul trouble limited Roberts to just two boards in 16 minutes in his team's Elite Eight beatdown of Tennessee, but the 6-foot-8 senior has otherwise been a monster throughout this tournament.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
The day before, the Yankees set a franchise record with nine home runs in a 20-9 beatdown.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2025
At cruiserweight, the underrated Gilberto Ramirez jumped from fourth to second after his beatdown of Chris Billam-Smith in November.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Foul trouble limited Roberts to just two boards in 16 minutes in his team's Elite Eight beatdown of Tennessee, but the 6-foot-8 senior has otherwise been a monster throughout this tournament.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
The day before, the Yankees set a franchise record with nine home runs in a 20-9 beatdown.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Beatdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beatdown. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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