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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 Some bakers also place the flour and the mixing bowl and beaters in the freezer as well, but that’s not as important as the butter and flour. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025 CarMax agreed, offering me the princely sum of $200 for our beloved beater. Camila Domonoske, NPR, 4 Sep. 2025 Rule twists at the end of each half such as long-range goals counting double guarantee plenty of late drama such as the Final 4 semifinalists being determined by a buzzer-beater goal in the final regular game day. Steve Price, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 The Aquanaut is actually outperforming Patek’s more famous Nautilus, pointing to what could be a growing desire for more understated beaters. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beater
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Noun
  • Gradually increase the time as your pet gets used to the crate and becomes more comfortable.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The whole thing was 0nce an old British hunting outpost, built for grand hunting parties with elephants, silverware, and crates of champagne carried through thick jungle by unnamed brown men.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Grand Slam winners get a colorful Grand Slam Award sticker.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The winner in that election will serve the final two years of Martyka's term.
    Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • King Minos, conqueror of Athens and stepfather of the Minotaur, has traveled to Sicily in pursuit of Daedalus, his chief architect and erstwhile prisoner.
    Seamus Sullivan September 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The American conquerors of Hawaii wanted this game banned.
    Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025

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“Beater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beater. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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