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as in crate
a dilapidated old automobile he drives a beater that just barely runs

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Recent Examples of beater CarMax agreed, offering me the princely sum of $200 for our beloved beater. Camila Domonoske, NPR, 4 Sep. 2025 Rule twists at the end of each half such as long-range goals counting double guarantee plenty of late drama such as the Final 4 semifinalists being determined by a buzzer-beater goal in the final regular game day. Steve Price, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 The following three attachments come with every KitchenAid mixer: Flat beater: This is a baking necessity. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025 The Aquanaut is actually outperforming Patek’s more famous Nautilus, pointing to what could be a growing desire for more understated beaters. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beater
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Noun
  • After a photo of Gilbert showing her inside a crate began to spread online, people reported the vendor to local law enforcement, prompting an evaluation by Warren County Animal Control.
    Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Dodge followed the Hellcat up with the more powerful Demon, and a massive, 1000-horsepower crate engine dubbed the Hellephant.
    Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That also means there's no winner between technologies.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Kevin Hastings, the 2022 and ’23 champion, defeated last year’s winner, Raul Gutierrez, to reclaim the crown.
    Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • King Minos, conqueror of Athens and stepfather of the Minotaur, has traveled to Sicily in pursuit of Daedalus, his chief architect and erstwhile prisoner.
    Seamus Sullivan September 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The American conquerors of Hawaii wanted this game banned.
    Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025

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“Beater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beater. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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