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as in winner
one that defeats an enemy or opponent
no one likes to see the beater of our team in the play-offs
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Recent Examples of beater
It’s also recommended that it be vacuumed without a beater bar.
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
Pour hot milk mixture over batter, scraping pan clean with spatula, and mix with beater on low speed until incorporated and batter is smooth, about 1 minute.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
Any residual fat or grease on the beaters or the bowl can also prevent the egg whites from whipping up properly.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Following her trade from the Sparks, Rickea Jackson will be teammates with Chicago Sky center Kamilla Cardoso, whose game-winning buzzer beater for the Gamecocks took down the former’s Tennessee team at the 2024 Southeastern Conference tournament.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
Pour hot milk mixture over batter, scraping pan clean with spatula, and mix with beater on low speed until incorporated and batter is smooth, about 1 minute.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
Any residual fat or grease on the beaters or the bowl can also prevent the egg whites from whipping up properly.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Following her trade from the Sparks, Rickea Jackson will be teammates with Chicago Sky center Kamilla Cardoso, whose game-winning buzzer beater for the Gamecocks took down the former’s Tennessee team at the 2024 Southeastern Conference tournament.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beater
Noun
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During the night, the golden retriever puppy named Maui was calmly resting in his crate when his paw hit the door.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
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These animals face unique restrictions on flight routes, weather conditions, and crate specifications.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Grammy winner died at 76 on July 22 after suffering a heart attack amid health issues including Parkinson's disease.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Dec. 2025
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Chmerkovskiy also isn't a fan of how much social media impacts each season's winners.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The kind of guy that lifts everyone up around him, if not a bit of a little whipper snapper too.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
3 Sep. 2025
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Much of what is known about the Chachapoya was recorded by Spanish conquerors.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
30 Nov. 2025
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The original Anglo-Saxons comprised the waves of conquerors from Germanic tribes in Europe that flooded into England – Jutes as well as Angles and Saxons – in the fifth and sixth centuries.—
Elizaveta Gaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Beater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beater. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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