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as in lashing
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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as in pounding
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Recent Examples of battering
The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Tehran’s nuclear program also was significantly damaged by the strikes killing key scientists, damage to Iran’s missile production industry and the battering of Iran’s aerial defense system, according to the Israeli’s assessment.
—Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
John MacLauchlan, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
He has also been convicted of battering other women.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Verb
The soundtrack to the teams’ handshakes took an absolute battering from the supporters inside the ground.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Tehran’s nuclear program also was significantly damaged by the strikes killing key scientists, damage to Iran’s missile production industry and the battering of Iran’s aerial defense system, according to the Israeli’s assessment.
—Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
Noun
According to police, Crow and the woman he’s accused of battering live together and were involved in fight about past relationships.
—John MacLauchlan, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
He has also been convicted of battering other women.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Verb
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Layered with live jazz and pounding percussion from experimental duo Robin Schulkowsky and Joey Baron, the result gave Hedda an extra pulse.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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My heart was pounding in my chest and in my ears.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Martin attempted to assert his authority by bombing Raskin out of the squad altogether.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Trump has also ordered Israel to stop bombing Gaza.—
SAM MEDNICK,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The 4-0 hammering in France has seen Ajax’s chance of elimination before the knockout stage rise to 85 per cent.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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There and at Jebel Misma, the team found stone-hammering tools left behind by the artists in layers of sediment dating back 12,000 years.—
Martin J. Kernan,
Scientific American,
30 Sep. 2025
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Imelda pulled away from the Bahamas Monday evening after lashing the islands with heavy rain, tropical storm-force winds and storm surge for two days.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Loners lashing out America has had genuine subversives and left-wing terror networks in the past.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
27 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement The arguments against conversion therapy aren’t about attacking religion or silencing free speech.—
Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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Sherrill has pinned the blame on the Republican candidate’s campaign, going so far as to run an ad attacking Ciattarelli over the issue.—
Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
8 Oct. 2025
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The latest thrashing of an opponent came Saturday evening, when the Broncos (3-1) scored a 47-14 victory over App State (2-2).—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Sep. 2025
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Europe romped to a nine-point thrashing.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In fact, the mischievous pup led his owner directly to the scene of the crime by licking his lips constantly, which seemed awfully curious.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Bear 856 is also a large, male brown bear, who is easily identifiable to park rangers due to the animal's unusual habit of licking his lips — a behavior not typically observed in brown bears.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Because phosphorus-30 was created after bombarding aluminum with alpha particles – rather than occurring in its natural state – Irene and Frederic induced the radioactivity.—
Andrea Richard,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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Even young kids can stumble on these images and videos, especially when something’s trending, or when multiple copies of a video are bombarding the feed, overriding even the most stringent parental controls.—
Robyn Koslowitz,
Parents,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Battering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battering. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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