as in dilapidated
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect
drives the same beat-up truck he had in high school
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Recent Examples of beat (up)
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Jose Mujica, a one-time guerrilla and later president of Uruguay who drove a beat-up VW Beetle and enacted progressive reforms that carried his reputation well beyond South America, has died aged 89.
—Reuters, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
Leaflets on the windows of beat-up R.V.s warned the more than 100 homeless people who live in this stretch of forest outside Bend, Ore., to get out by 12:01 a.m. Thursday, or else face a $5,000 fine and up to a year in jail.
—Ana Swanson, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing signaled an acceleration in artificial intelligence chips, which was lending support to beat-up chip stocks.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
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But when the conversation gets too intimate, Zephyr takes off in the beat-up van that serves as her living quarters.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Jose Mujica, a one-time guerrilla and later president of Uruguay who drove a beat-up VW Beetle and enacted progressive reforms that carried his reputation well beyond South America, has died aged 89.
—Reuters, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
Leaflets on the windows of beat-up R.V.s warned the more than 100 homeless people who live in this stretch of forest outside Bend, Ore., to get out by 12:01 a.m. Thursday, or else face a $5,000 fine and up to a year in jail.
—Ana Swanson, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing signaled an acceleration in artificial intelligence chips, which was lending support to beat-up chip stocks.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beat (up)
Adjective
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Dayna is unemployed and newly single, and an out-of-the-blue opportunity to fix up a dilapidated mansion into an influencer house seems like her ticket to a new life.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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Nearly two weeks after San Jose began dismantling its largest homeless encampment, the city is set to open its first-ever safe sleeping site, which will provide tents for dozens of the approximately 370 residents who have lived in dilapidated RVs and squalor at Columbus Park.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
31 Aug. 2025
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Same premise as the exterior, but even more important: Don’t buy a car with a neglected interior.—
Jimmy Camp,
Oc Register,
4 Aug. 2025
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Close the Loop Following through on commitments is the simplest and yet shockingly most neglected way to earn long-term trust.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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“Beat (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beat%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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