Thesaurus results for BATTERED

battered

verb

Definition of battered

past tense of batter

as in pounded

to strike repeatedly children battered the piñata until it broke open

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as in bombed

to use bombs or artillery against planes battered the city for weeks

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Recent Examples of battered Kevin Fujii / Honolulu Civil Beat via AP Other islands were also battered, including Oahu, where maximum wind gusts topped 50 mph. — Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026 The wealthy city’s economy was also battered by a financial crisis that swept across Asia. — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 The pandemic battered the business, and the restaurants eventually closed. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026 Southwest monsoon in the Philippines The Philippines have also been battered by monsoon flooding, which is expected to persist until Thursday, according to local media reports. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026 Israel battered the Palestinian militants as well as Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which had been Iran’s most powerful ally. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 Apple was widely criticized in the late 2000s for not volunteering more information about Jobs’ health, especially as concerns about his gaunt appearance battered the company’s shares. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

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Russia pounded Kyiv for more than 12 hours in a sixth straight night of attacks, killing at least 12 people including six railway workers and an Indian citizen, and devastating civilian districts.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Floods of ‘destructive force’ blast through the canyon As the rain pounded the canyon Saturday, park officials received an alert from the National Weather Service warning of flash flooding in the area.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of pounded

Verb

Initially arriving from the west, from cities like Hamburg and Berlin that had already been bombed by the Allies, even more refugees poured in from the east in late 1944 and early 1945.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
Paid off the witch, but Practical Magic still bombed on initial release.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of bombed

Verb

Tuxedo kitten Paolina bounced onto my chest and licked my fingers.

— Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Her entire face got licked clean off her head when suburban floodwaters breached the cardboard hull protecting Kath’s basement memorabilia stack a few months before I was born.

— Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of licked

Verb

For example, ExploitGym, a cybersecurity benchmark that was at the center of the July incident in which OpenAI’s models went rogue and attacked the company Hugging Face, was created in 2026.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
In the wake of Thursday’s ruling, a chorus of Missouri Republicans have attacked the court over its decision.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of attacked

Verb

Last month, Trump lashed out on coverage of poll results, which have been sagging in the 30s as Republicans seek to retain control of Congress.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026
Outside a fierce storm lashed down, wind whipped against the wood planks, thunder shook the ground, water streamed through cracks and floated into the shack.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of lashed

Verb

Cheese foam is a smooth and slightly salty whipped foam topping popular in boba drinks.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Outside a fierce storm lashed down, wind whipped against the wood planks, thunder shook the ground, water streamed through cracks and floated into the shack.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of whipped

Verb

Being pelted on the world’s stage with the modern equivalent of rotten tomatoes – memes and scathing online posts – hasn't kept the dancer, born Rachael Gunn, from laughing.

— Erin Jensen, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Snow crews had to leap into action early Wednesday at the Kansas City Downtown Airport – Wheeler Field after thunderstorms pelted the airport and covered it taxiways with several inches of hail.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

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