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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
His would-be buzzer beater flirted with the backboard and every part of the rim.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
The program hasn’t entered the NCAA Tournament without a loss since 2017-18, when All-Americans Napheesa Collier and Katie Lou Samuelson led the team to 36 consecutive victories before falling on a buzzer-beater to Notre Dame in the Final Four.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
My favorite memory in basketball at Lake Travis has to be the buzzer-beater against Bowie.
—Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
Payton Pritchard scored a game-high 23 points, including buzzer-beaters to end the first and second quarters, to lead the Celtics past his hometown Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
The program hasn’t entered the NCAA Tournament without a loss since 2017-18, when All-Americans Napheesa Collier and Katie Lou Samuelson led the team to 36 consecutive victories before falling on a buzzer-beater to Notre Dame in the Final Four.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
My favorite memory in basketball at Lake Travis has to be the buzzer-beater against Bowie.
—Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
Payton Pritchard scored a game-high 23 points, including buzzer-beaters to end the first and second quarters, to lead the Celtics past his hometown Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beater
Noun
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They can be used to line kennels and crates, plus provide comfy recovery spaces.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
10 Feb. 2026
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Each of the 65 houses and institutions will be represented by a shipping crate showcasing a significant item.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Doja Cat‘s South African homecoming may have been brought to a halt when Hey Neighbour festival canceled its 2025 staging, but the Grammy winner will finally get to visit her motherland this spring.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
13 Feb. 2026
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Malinin holds just more than a five-point lead over his biggest rival, Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama, with scores from both the short program and free skate added together to determine a winner.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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The giant Brân the Blessed’s head, which spoke for many years after it was severed, lies buried under a white hill, on top of which the Norman conquerors built a fort, known to later generations as the White Tower, or just the Tower of London.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Battle of the Champions will see seven returning Broth Belt winners heading back to their cauldrons to determine the ultimate kitchen conqueror.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Beater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beater. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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