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as in licking
to strike repeatedly
children battered the piñata until it broke open
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as in bombing
to use bombs or artillery against
planes battered the city for weeks
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Recent Examples of battering
Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
At the apartment complex, Phoenix's Special Assignments Unit shouted their presence to those inside before breaking a unit's window and using a battering ram to open a door, as seen in body camera footage shared by police.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025
This year, nearly 82 million Americans are planning on traveling more than 50 miles for the holiday, which comes at a time when significant winter storms are battering the Great Lakes region.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Combined with large, battering waves, the surge poses a serious threat to low-lying coastal communities.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
At the apartment complex, Phoenix's Special Assignments Unit shouted their presence to those inside before breaking a unit's window and using a battering ram to open a door, as seen in body camera footage shared by police.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
Previously, in 2021, the rail line was shut down in the southern end of the city for months following track damage from both a landslide on the inland side and the ocean battering the tracks.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025
This year, nearly 82 million Americans are planning on traveling more than 50 miles for the holiday, which comes at a time when significant winter storms are battering the Great Lakes region.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battering
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The memories remained from crawling across the balcony, the pounding on the chamber doors, the screams echoing through the rotunda.—
Norma Torres,
Oc Register,
6 Jan. 2026
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In that room, Cristobal didn’t come down hard on his staff, no yelling or pounding of the table.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
1 Jan. 2026
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Other photos showed Owen proudly licking the faces of his owners and getting some hugs and pats from the reality star, her husband and children.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Chocolate Brownie Batter flavor was my first try, mostly because any brand that claims something tastes like licking brownie batter off the spoon must be challenged.—
Samantha Leal,
Refinery29,
6 Jan. 2026
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Piper Sandler’s Laperriere said Trump used such types of force infrequently during his first term and held off on bombing Iran.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
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Just hours before the US began bombing Iraq in 2003, Husain and his family stole around $1 billion in what has been described as the largest bank heist of all time.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
1 Jan. 2026
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The brand’s range features cultural designs made using a mix of traditional Chinese techniques, including hammering, carving, hollowing, filigree, embedding, and heat treatment of enamels.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
14 Nov. 2025
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The sound of hammering came from outside in the driveway, where some men were building a coffin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Despite his mediator role, Rodríguez is also known for his explosive temperament, lashing out in Congress and publicly threatening and insulting members of the opposition.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Jan. 2026
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Trump spent most of 2025 downplaying the significance of the files, at times lashing out against Republicans who demanded the release of information about other potential perpetrators.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
2 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Obstructing, impeding, or attacking federal law enforcement is a federal crime.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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What now is the difference between the United States attacking Venezuela in order to install new leadership and Russia invading Ukraine to effect annexation and leadership change?—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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The 61-point win was UT's most-lopsided victory in a Big 12 or SEC game, besting a 90-39 thrashing of Texas Tech in 2018.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
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The 6-0 thrashing was highlighted by a blitz of three goals in the span of 76 seconds, the latter two lamp-lighters coming just nine ticks apart.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
27 Nov. 2025
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With mixer on medium speed, gradually add heavy cream, 1/2 cup at a time, beating until combined after each addition, 1 to 2 minutes total.—
Amanda Holstein,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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On Saturday, that meant beating the Syracuse Orange 38-10 at Hard Rock Stadium.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Battering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battering. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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