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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
Because an egg beater Why did the baby chick cross the road?
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Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
Duke, the tournament’s top overall seed that would have advanced to the Final Four if not for a miraculous UConn buzzer-beater, ranked fourth.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 2 Apr. 2026
UConn Huskies stormed back from the dead, erasing a massive deficit before freshman Braylon Mullins buried a 35-foot buzzer-beater to seal a stunning 73–72 win in the Elite Eight.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
This shot will go down in UConn history with Tate George’s buzzer beater against Clemson in 1990, and Richard Hamilton’s against Washington in 1998.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
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Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
Duke, the tournament’s top overall seed that would have advanced to the Final Four if not for a miraculous UConn buzzer-beater, ranked fourth.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 2 Apr. 2026
UConn Huskies stormed back from the dead, erasing a massive deficit before freshman Braylon Mullins buried a 35-foot buzzer-beater to seal a stunning 73–72 win in the Elite Eight.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
This shot will go down in UConn history with Tate George’s buzzer beater against Clemson in 1990, and Richard Hamilton’s against Washington in 1998.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beater
Noun
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The adjustable arms and legs are fully customizable to fit your SUV’s cargo space, creating a crate-like enclosure for your dog.—
Christina Shepherd McGuire,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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Tamarack shared photos of the eagle coming out of the crate and flying up into the sky.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The winner of the series will advance to the second round and will face either the Carolina Hurricanes or the Ottawa Senators.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Academy Award winner Natalie Portman is pregnant with her third baby.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
18 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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In the same jungle, centuries earlier, a group of Spanish conquerors falls to that same ruthless force.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Babur’s family traced its lineage to both the Turkic conqueror Timur (Tamerlane) on his father’s side and Chagatai, the second son of the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan, on his mother’s side.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Beater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beater. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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