Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bashings
Noun
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Both teams' goalkeepers were taken off after blows to the head.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026 -
Simmons recalls his first day on set came with some blows.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Brown responds by shoving the officer's hand down, and after the second shove, the officer throws two punches.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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But amid the coronation for their crosstown rival, Gottlieb was looking for anything that told her this Trojans team could take some punches and also give some back in March.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In Guyana’s capital city of Georgetown, neighbors can still hear the thumps.—
Tyler Jett,
Des Moines Register,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In 2023, Araúz was a regular for Panama in the WBC, collecting four hits and three walks in 19 plate appearances and driving in three runs.—
Melissa Lockard,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Italy starter Michael Lorenzen allowed two hits in 4 2/3 scoreless innings to keep the Americans off balance.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In this world, items are paid for by receiving slaps to the face.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Europe has long underspent on defense, and where American cajoling for decades had not worked, a few face slaps succeeded.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Visitors can also expect math raps by The Music Notes.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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The trembling bass mixed with faded talk-raps (somewhere between fakemink’s blurry party reports and SoundCloud-era Nav’s fame-hungry melodrama) feels like listening to Mustard’s pop-rap formula from inside the club bathroom.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the lawsuit, more than 30 people gave statements under oath describing similar encounters with immigration agents.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2026
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After violent encounters between protesters and federal agents who used tear gas on the crowds, the state stepped in to secure the protest scene with personnel from the Illinois State Police, Cook County sheriff’s office and Broadview Police Department.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Bashings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bashings. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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