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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
In that last act, your character is battered and bloodied beyond belief.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
Ellison and Shell must take risks in real time while motivating a workforce battered by cuts.
—Jason Wingard, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The cascade of water roared like a train, Kathy Papasan, a longtime resident on the river’s edge, told me, and dark waves battered her porch.
—Austyn Gaffney, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
The club battered Chicago relievers Jordan Leasure and Grant Taylor in the final frames.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
Ellison and Shell must take risks in real time while motivating a workforce battered by cuts.
—Jason Wingard, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The cascade of water roared like a train, Kathy Papasan, a longtime resident on the river’s edge, told me, and dark waves battered her porch.
—Austyn Gaffney, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
The club battered Chicago relievers Jordan Leasure and Grant Taylor in the final frames.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battered
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Predictably, there’s lots of fighting in The Smashing Machine, including plenty of that knee-to-the-face business, though the sound design is often more disturbing than the visuals; the sound of flesh giving way as it’s being pounded like a piece of meat just feels inhumane.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
1 Sep. 2025
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In recent days, Israel pounded Gaza City, while strikes killed Hamas’ military spokesperson and the Houthis’ prime minister in Yemen.—
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1 Sep. 2025
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Iran, whose nuclear-weapons program the United States bombed in June, has the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Residents in Gaza City told CNN of horrifying nights as Israel bombed the city from above and ground forces pushed into the outskirts of the city.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
5 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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Paul Volcker, the chair of the Federal Reserve at the time, had licked inflation, and the stock market was rising after seventeen years of going sideways.—
L. David Marquet,
Big Think,
18 Aug. 2025
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Tonges, who before Sunday’s game had never caught a regular-season pass, attacked the ball and gave San Francisco the lead.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The occurrences grew more aggressive over time, with the Smurls' 75-pound German shepherd getting slammed into a wall and Jack getting attacked while praying.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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These two hurricanes come after Hurricane Erin lashed North Carolina's Outer Banks with rough waves and coastal flooding last month.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some liberal commentators, however, have lashed out in response to the shooting, saying calls for prayer are tone deaf responses given the victims were inside a church.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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The actress whipped out some ballerina dance moves to ensure each pair was still comfortable enough for any and all activities.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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This mordant delight — about two young men who befriend one another in a support group for people who’ve lost a twin — whipped the Eccles theater into a frenzy with its cuttingly dark laughs and unexpected plot twists.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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New video shows the drive-by and the house pelted by bullets.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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When Manchester City visited the arena last season, one of their goalscorers, Khadija Shaw, was pelted with missiles from the crowd after celebrating in front of the home supporters.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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In the suburbs during the 2020 and 2022 assessment cycles, appeals to the board of review generally knocked commercial values below industry standards for accuracy.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The boys knocked on Leon’s door several times and ran away, Julián’s cousin told police.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Battered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battered. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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