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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
James was speaking hours before the Lakers played the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis where the veteran converted a dramatic tip-in, buzzer-beater to help LA end its three-game losing streak.
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Ben Morse, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
March is all about momentum, and the Terps have it (on the court at least) after Derik Queen’s iconic buzzer-beater.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
Later that evening, James made a buzzer-beater to help the Lakers defeat the Indiana Pacers and took to Instagram shortly after to clown SAS.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Only a Maryland buzzer-beater kept CSU from its first Sweet 16 since 1969.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Ben Morse, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
March is all about momentum, and the Terps have it (on the court at least) after Derik Queen’s iconic buzzer-beater.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
Later that evening, James made a buzzer-beater to help the Lakers defeat the Indiana Pacers and took to Instagram shortly after to clown SAS.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Only a Maryland buzzer-beater kept CSU from its first Sweet 16 since 1969.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beater
Noun
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Slowly, a crate is lowered into the ring that contains a baby zombie, one of the deadliest enemies in the Minecraft game, despite its small stature.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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Harry has Kiko take a look at the crate's contents, which are now revealed to us in all their gory glory.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There is one dog winner and one cat winner, and each winner is chosen based on which dog and which cat earn the most votes.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Tom Rinaldi, winner of 17 national Sports Emmy Awards and seven national Edward R. Murrow Awards, will offer feature interviews.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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The Mongol Empire was led by Genghis Khan, a conqueror who united the Mongolian tribes across Asia.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2025
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What caused the decline of ancient Alexandria? For centuries, historians have pinned the decline of Alexandra’s most important historical sites on its Arab conquerors: the Persians in 616 C.E., then ‘Amr ibn al-ʿĀṣ in 642.—
Hannah Edgar,
ARTnews.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Beater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beater. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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