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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 And in Game 1 of this year’s conference finals, Haliburton did that same choke taunt after his game-tying buzzer beater capped a 17-point fourth-quarter comeback and forced overtime at the Garden. Haliburton, 25, averaged 21.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 10.5 assists per game in the conference finals. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 June 2025 In the West, the Clippers-Nuggets series is tied 2-2 following a buzzer beater dunk by Denver's Aaron Gordon on Saturday. Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025 Their products are world beaters which open affordable drone photography to even the least skilled consumer. David Hambling, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025 Lights-out shooting from Aaron Nesmith was the catalyst for the comeback, but Tyrese Haliburton's buzzer beater to send the game to overtime was the defining highlight of the night. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for beater
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Noun
  • Some mornings Bob would find a young Sarah sleeping with the family pet in its crate.
    Wolf Blitzer, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
  • Pictures of the stand filed in court by the city show a hodgepodge of food ingredients, spices, cooking oils, pots, crates, and propane tanks powering a campfire stove.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • The desire among winners, or the mob, to dictate, is intoxicating.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Receivers got hurt and dropped game winners, but also broke records.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • With a conqueror’s gaze, Paris coolly weighs the situation.
    Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
  • Many historians believe that modern chess originated from chaturanga, an ancient Indian board game that spread to the world via traders, pilgrims and conquerors.
    Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 8 June 2025

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“Beater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beater. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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