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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
Duke came floating in, still buzzing from Friday’s buzzer-beater in the Sweet 16.
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Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
With Hall of Fame head coach Rick Pitino at the helm, the Johnnies will be riding a certain high after getting past Kansas in the second round on a buzzer-beater by guard Dylan Darling.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Accumulating rainfall looks increasingly likely on Tuesday, March 31st in a buzzer-beater that may mean the final numbers will fall short of such a record, though the overall trend will remain.
—Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
Can’t beat a good buzzer beater How big was the biggest in Week One?
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
With Hall of Fame head coach Rick Pitino at the helm, the Johnnies will be riding a certain high after getting past Kansas in the second round on a buzzer-beater by guard Dylan Darling.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Accumulating rainfall looks increasingly likely on Tuesday, March 31st in a buzzer-beater that may mean the final numbers will fall short of such a record, though the overall trend will remain.
—Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
Can’t beat a good buzzer beater How big was the biggest in Week One?
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beater
Noun
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There are some really great ones on the market these days, a huge advancement past the egg crate toppers our parents used.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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That’s because plastic caps, crates, snack bags and containers are becoming more difficult to procure.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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There have been two Mega Millions winners this year.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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The winner of the runoff April 7 will serve out the remainder of Greene's term through the end of this year.—
Brian Unger,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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On the first pitch, Casey, who weighs almost twice as much as me, took the biggest whipper (a giant climbing fall) of his life.—
The Editors,
Outside,
13 Feb. 2026
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Babur, who reigned from 1526–30, was descended from the Turkic conqueror Timur (Tamerlane) on his father’s side and from Chagatai, second son of the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan, on his mother’s side.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Mar. 2026
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In America, deconstructing our national mythology and recasting early Puritan settlers as bloodthirsty conquerors helped zero American Indians.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Beater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beater. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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