as in to work (over)
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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)
Kate Storey, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
But teams typically receive a bit of a bump for taking on beat-up players in a trade, as evidenced in the exchange of second-round draft picks with the Hornets that was amended because of Coby White’s calf injury.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Ayers would head straight to the beat-up old couch, her friend would head to the stage to perform her poetry, and Ayers would feel recharged.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 10 Feb. 2026
The ship was a safe distance from the old destroyers, transports, aircraft carriers, a beat-up cruiser and a submarine that had been positioned in the blast zone.
—Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Jan. 2026
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And the other Kennedys usually drove beat-up, old cars around the Cape.
—Kate Storey, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
But teams typically receive a bit of a bump for taking on beat-up players in a trade, as evidenced in the exchange of second-round draft picks with the Hornets that was amended because of Coby White’s calf injury.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Ayers would head straight to the beat-up old couch, her friend would head to the stage to perform her poetry, and Ayers would feel recharged.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 10 Feb. 2026
The ship was a safe distance from the old destroyers, transports, aircraft carriers, a beat-up cruiser and a submarine that had been positioned in the blast zone.
—Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Jan. 2026
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Ross saved the Miami Open, moving it from a dilapidated Key Biscayne venue, and retrofitting Hard Rock Stadium’s grounds for it.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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But these Brown and Black immigrants were usually segregated into dilapidated apartments in the region’s oldest housing stock.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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When first performed at L.A. Opera a decade ago, the lavish production, co-produced with English National Opera, helped recover a neglected opera.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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His refusal to weaponize suffering is one of his most important — and most neglected— lessons.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Beat (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beat%20%28up%29. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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