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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
Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Wearing helmets and carrying rifles, the officers used a battering ram to break through the front door and conduct a search of the property.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
Dan Duggan, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Given how DeSantis and his allies are battering local governments for alleged waste, fraud and abuse, their silence in this case is conspicuous.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Bystanders have recorded video of officers using a battering ram to get into a house as well as smashing vehicle windows and dragging people out of cars.
—Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Wearing helmets and carrying rifles, the officers used a battering ram to break through the front door and conduct a search of the property.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
Verb
Skattebo was a fitting backfield mate, his battering-ram style producing 98 yards and three touchdowns in the Week 6 win over the Eagles.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Given how DeSantis and his allies are battering local governments for alleged waste, fraud and abuse, their silence in this case is conspicuous.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battering
Noun
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All around the Tivoli quarries, the air is heavy with the stench of sulfur and the constant pounding, clinking and cracking of giant jackhammers blasting ancient rock into pieces.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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This section of shoreline is lined with cliffs, below which are sea caves, formed over centuries by the relentless pounding of Lake Superior waves.—
Stephanie Pearson,
Outside,
19 Feb. 2026
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Son disappeared from public view, licking his wounds while also plotting his comeback.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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Messi’s complaints were wafer-thin after a 3-0 licking by LAFC, but that didn’t stop him from venting hard in this video captured by a Mexican journalist after the final whistle.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, the Assad regime was bombing and gassing civilians.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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The United States inserted itself in the war by bombing Iranian nuclear sites.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Baupost Group’s Seth Klarman picked up Amazon in the fourth quarter, a bet that has yet to work out for the value investor this year as tech stocks take a hammering.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
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At Anitra Coulter Blunt's Cedar Park home, the hammering and sawing is music to this musician's ears.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Feb. 2026
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In recent days, the president has remained defiant on the issue, lashing out at the justices for delivering a legal setback on his tariffs, and looking to impose new global tariffs in a different way.—
Ana Ceballos
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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This could be because the leader themselves is emotionally reactive and people are just parroting what is modeled, or because there are no ground rules for conversations and no consequences given for lashing out.—
Blair Glaser,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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Instead of attacking, linemen are often tasked with reading, reacting and playing two different gaps.—
Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Some ghouls lose their humanity, while others become more violent shells of their former selves, attacking the wasteland creatures and the player.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
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Stevenson played his best game in the Pats’ regular-season finale, a 38-10 thrashing of Miami.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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And, the 56-22 CFP semifinal Peach Bowl thrashing of Oregon began with Ponds’ interception return for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
19 Jan. 2026
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As Torquay’s women’s team were beating Gloucester on Sunday, commenters left sarcastic replies under the club’s social media updates.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Bane ballin’ Bane capped off a seven-point first quarter by beating the buzzer with a step-back 3-pointer.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Battering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battering. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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