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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as in to work (over)
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Recent Examples of beat (up)
Daniel Popper, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
And to show for it, Chastain had a beat-up car and some explaining to do to one of his fiercest rivals.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2025
That means a lot of driving around in his beat-up van and sticking his nose in the business of people who would really just like to do their Late Stage Capitalism in private.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
Far removed from the beat-up mini-fridges and crooked posters of the past, the dramatic transformations are unnecessary, some say, and reflect the widening line between the haves and have-nots in the United States.
—Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
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The Chargers took over, needing to pass the ball behind a beat-up offensive line.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
And to show for it, Chastain had a beat-up car and some explaining to do to one of his fiercest rivals.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2025
That means a lot of driving around in his beat-up van and sticking his nose in the business of people who would really just like to do their Late Stage Capitalism in private.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
Far removed from the beat-up mini-fridges and crooked posters of the past, the dramatic transformations are unnecessary, some say, and reflect the widening line between the haves and have-nots in the United States.
—Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beat (up)
Adjective
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Now, charred and dilapidated buildings dot the small city center.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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Opening in a dilapidated house in Montana, Ramsay drops us in 'possibility', somewhere anything could happen.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Those plans were later abandoned during the pandemic and the house joined Denver’s neglected and derelict building list in 2024.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
8 Oct. 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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“Beat (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beat%20%28up%29. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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