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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During the post-match beatdown, Reigns made the save for his cousin.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 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
After a close battle against Clemson on the road to open the season, the Tigers went on a run that included a 56-10 beatdown on Southeastern Louisiana last week after beating the Florida Gators, 20-10.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 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
After a close battle against Clemson on the road to open the season, the Tigers went on a run that included a 56-10 beatdown on Southeastern Louisiana last week after beating the Florida Gators, 20-10.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Beatdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beatdown. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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