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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
Chicago police are searching for the suspect who battered a CTA passenger during a robbery on a Red Line train this month in Wrigleyville.
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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Bitcoin gets battered Cipher and TeraWulf are repurposing their bitcoin mining operations to serve AI players during a downturn in the cryptocurrency market.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
While the Northeast enjoys some reprieve from the winter weather that has battered the region, forecasters say, the West may get a taste of frigid temperatures.
—James Powel, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Officials outlined a Preferential Trade Zone with price floors intended to stabilize markets battered by oversupply and price suppression.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 7 Feb. 2026
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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Bitcoin gets battered Cipher and TeraWulf are repurposing their bitcoin mining operations to serve AI players during a downturn in the cryptocurrency market.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
While the Northeast enjoys some reprieve from the winter weather that has battered the region, forecasters say, the West may get a taste of frigid temperatures.
—James Powel, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Officials outlined a Preferential Trade Zone with price floors intended to stabilize markets battered by oversupply and price suppression.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battered
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Like a medieval castle, where lords slept, blacksmiths pounded, soldiers trained, mummers mummed, and farmers sold their produce, the 21st century armory will be a mixed-use project in the truest sense.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
10 Feb. 2026
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Court documents say when the officers tried to leave, Catlett pounded on the hood and kicked the side door of their car.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Trump, in particular, noted his administration changed the name of the Defense Department back to the War Department, boosted federal spending for military families, bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities, and conducted the Maduro operation in Venezuela.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Feb. 2026
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Iran has been refusing requests by the agency to inspect the sites bombed in the June war.—
Farnoush Amiri,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Ghadimi licked her lips over and over.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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When asked by director Marina Zenovich if there was a time when Chase walked away from his mother and stepfather and never saw them again, Chase pretended to swat a fly on his forehead, then licked his fingers as if eating the imaginary bug.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
2 Jan. 2026
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Until Friday, the only television advertising on Paxton’s behalf in Texas, according to the ad-tracking service AdImpact, was a spot that attacked Hunt, a two-term House member from the Houston area.—
Thomas Beaumont,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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In that non-fatal case, Homeland Security claims three undocumented men attacked a federal agent with a snow shovel and a broom, and that fearing for his life, the agent shot one of the men in the leg.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The group of 11 skiers and four guides was returning from a three-day backcountry ski trip during a winter storm that dumped up to 7 feet of snow and lashed the mountains with 60 mph winds.—
Matt Gutman,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Clinton, instead of delivering the usual liberal-candidate-seeks-Black-votes hominy, lashed out at her words.—
Johanna Neuman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Pierce died after being whipped with a belt and being forced to stand in a cold shower, authorities said.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Winds whipped and livestock fled as first responders tried to quell the intense flames, another video showed.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Levi Rolles, who attended multiple protests at ICE's facility in Broadview, Illinois, was pelted with projectiles.—
Natasha Korecki,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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Employees pelted Martin with questions.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Cooper went up for a fast-break dunk and Jamerson knocked him to the floor.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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In his complaint, Rodriguez alleges the punch from Garcia knocked him unconscious.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Battered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battered. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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