Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brained
Verb
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Smith lived in Brownsville, less than a mile from where he was stabbed, according to cops.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026 -
Activist tied to Oprah, Biden stabbed in ambush, mom slain; suspect nabbed.—
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FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Out of nowhere, D’Angelo speared both men through the announce table.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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The word mom speared out of her mouth.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Tucker clubbed it 435 feet into the seats for a two-run home run, the first of his three hits in the game.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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Those words proved prescient, as Rosario clubbed two home runs in a 5-3, comeback win.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Gorman flailed at a 96 mph full-count four-seamer.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
19 Apr. 2026
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After being placed in a government vehicle, Ferreira Borges allegedly kicked, flailed, and screamed obscenities at officers, officials said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Nearly every time Democrats brought up the nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts over the next decade largely being created through new work requirements for enrollees, Kennedy lashed back to argue there are no cuts to Medicaid.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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As Fils-Aimé and Rubio met, heavy rain lashed metropolitan Port-au-Prince, where several streets were flooded, making traffic difficult and disrupting residents’ daily activities.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Those three words — which end up being alien, glamorous, and whipped — will shape their dishes.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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But Reigns whipped Punk into the barricade and continued his assault in the crowd.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Tisch said the suspect slashed one person on a platform at the Grand Central station before going upstairs and slashing the other victims on another platform.—
Julie Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Iran attacks on a crucial Saudi pipeline have also slashed the kingdom's oil output, Saudi Arabia's state news agency said Thursday.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The snake rattled angrily, thrashed wildly, and sprayed considerable rattlesnake musk or scent.—
Dr. C. E. Kuschel,
Outdoor Life,
9 Apr. 2026
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Being thrashed 5-1 by a Southampton team who had started the night one point and one place behind Phil Parkinson’s side in the table was bad enough.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Brained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brained. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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