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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
children battered the piñata until it broke open
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Recent Examples of batter
More than 10 days of flooding battered the capital and nine states.
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Uriel Blanco,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
An epic rainstorm is battering Chicago, putting deliveries and reservations in jeopardy.
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Among those affected was a woman who said large hail battered her home as the storm moved through on Wednesday afternoon.
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Justin Adams,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Where the Battle of the Gullet struggles isn’t to do with how handmade the gunwales are, nor how battered the oars.
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Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 June 2026
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Uriel Blanco,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
An epic rainstorm is battering Chicago, putting deliveries and reservations in jeopardy.
—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Among those affected was a woman who said large hail battered her home as the storm moved through on Wednesday afternoon.
—
Justin Adams,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Where the Battle of the Gullet struggles isn’t to do with how handmade the gunwales are, nor how battered the oars.
—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for batter
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After milking, the cows would return themselves to their fresh pasture and spend the day grazing, snoozing, licking one another, and cooling off in the shade of pine trees.
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Bring along a friend who wouldn’t be able to indulge in these kinds of finger-licking treats otherwise.
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The Battle of Britain began as German forces bombed shipping convoys in the English Channel, attacking its ports and radar stations.
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Another bad fix bombing out the moment it was most needed.
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Moroccan supporters, who had arrived in force, marching toward the stadium amid pounding drums and chants, celebrated their team’s victory and advancement.
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In lieu of Pearl Jam, Wilco and other ‘90s rock standards, a pounding electronic score by Christian Lundberg of Hans Zimmer’s Bleeding Fingers collective provides the music.
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In eastern Ukraine, Orthodox parishes that are not part of the Russian Orthodox faith have been damaged or destroyed due to shelling from Russian missiles.
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Ballistics evidence collected from the scene was ultimately connected to shell casings found in the backyard of her home in Vermont, Rouse said.
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Sydney briefly, and understandably, succumbed to the impulse to lash out, something that Carmy has done on more than one occasion while acting as head chef.
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Continue reading … SEISMIC SUPPORT — AOC lashes out at Trump for 'betrayal' of voters after key SCOTUS immigration ruling.
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The 24-year-old will catch and bat fourth in his season debut against the Guardians, returning from hamstring and knee injuries originally suffered in the World Baseball Classic.
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O’Brien then struck out pinch hitter John Rave, who was batting for Nick Loftin, and induced a groundout from left fielder Isaac Collins to end the game.
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Police have arrested a 22-year-old man who was caught on camera whipping a yellow taxi cab with a belt, damaging the hood, following the Knicks’ comeback victory in Game 4 of the NBA finals, officials said Friday.
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Democrats work ceaselessly to whip the American people into a frenzy of hate and conflict.
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Turns out, a kid brought in with gunshot wounds died in that room the same night, and a final look at the security footage shows a mysterious third man — clearly hiding his face from all cameras under a label-less baseball cap — entering the same room around the same time as Ji.
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Stealth jurors — those who hide their true biases to influence a verdict — could pose a serious problem for prosecutors in either of Mangione's cases, Rahmani said.
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“Batter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batter. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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