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as in pounded
to strike repeatedly
children battered the piñata until it broke open
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Recent Examples of battered
But the trail has been battered in recent years.
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Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Malaria battered him next, and after treatment, the other illnesses flared back up again.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
France's government is on the brink of collapse in a parliamentary confidence vote that has battered the country's stocks, but some investors are betting the market has oversold French assets and are looking for bargains.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
In 2024, the Niners were battered on both sides of the ball and ended up going 6-11 in spite of entering the campaign with Super Bowl aspirations.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
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Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Malaria battered him next, and after treatment, the other illnesses flared back up again.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
France's government is on the brink of collapse in a parliamentary confidence vote that has battered the country's stocks, but some investors are betting the market has oversold French assets and are looking for bargains.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
In 2024, the Niners were battered on both sides of the ball and ended up going 6-11 in spite of entering the campaign with Super Bowl aspirations.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battered
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Palestinians flee new offensive Mirna Alsharif Thousands of Palestinians fled northern Gaza with their belongings as Israel forces pounded the enclave's largest city.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
17 Sep. 2025
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Coen repeatedly pounded his chest, seemingly signaling that Lawrence needed to hit his receivers lower.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this month, Tunisian officials rejected the group’s claim that a drone bombed one of its main vessels.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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There was a time not long ago when boats coming out of Venezuela were beloved, not bombed.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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Show Viz Nuno Espirito Santo’s Nottingham Forest had counter-attacking licked.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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The afternoon sun licked the windscreen of the car, and the heat boiled my skin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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At least four people were killed and eight were injured after a gunman attacked a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints service in Michigan on Sunday morning, police said.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi, Sumy and Odesa were also attacked, President Voloydmyr Zelenskyy said in a post to Telegram.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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At least 12 people died as heavy rain lashed the eastern Indian city of Kolkata and surrounding areas ahead of a major festival, flooding streets, disrupting transport and leaving residents stranded for hours, officials said Wednesday.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
24 Sep. 2025
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Videos posted to social media from residents in Taiwan showed huge swells, rough seas and strong winds as Ragasa’s outer bands lashed the island.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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Folding whipped topping gently into the pudding mixture keeps the filling fluffy and mousse-like.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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Let’s look at one of his near-misses on Sunday, when the Panthers played a remarkably good game and whipped Atlanta, 30-0, in their home opener.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Sep. 2025
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Prior to her death, Cáceres herself had her car pelted with stones, and faced shots fired into the air as a warning, Zúñiga recalls.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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Get too close to the smoke billowing out of the preseason hype machine, and you might get pelted by a gear or screw spewing from the engine.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Yoshida’s leadoff single and Rafaela’s 33rd double finally knocked Mize out of the game in the seventh.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Losing Marcus has knocked her off the wagon.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Battered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battered. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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