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brained

verb

Definition of brainednext
past tense of brain
as in conked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brained
  1. stabbed
  2. speared
  3. clubbed
  4. flailed
  5. lashed
  6. whipped
  7. slashed
  8. thrashed
Verb
  • Prosecutors said Anthony provoked the confrontation that ended with Metcalf being fatally stabbed in the chest.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Records show Singh had called emergency services and said he’d been stabbed multiple times.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of stabbed
Verb
  • The Young Bucks went for a BTE Trigger, but Cope accidentally speared Cage while trying to break it up.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Reigns slipped out and speared Rollins – one, two … so close.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of speared
Verb
  • The North Siders clubbed an all-time team record of nine home runs in a single game, routing their rival Milwaukee Brewers 17-3 at Wrigley Field − and ending August with 62 round-trippers for the month, another team record.
    — Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Jensen had two hits with an RBI and Nick Loftin clubbed a ninth-inning homer for the Royals (62-77), whose season-high seven-game home winning streak ended.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of clubbed
Verb
  • Luis Arraez took a pitch down the middle, then flailed at a changeup almost in the dirt.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Daniels confessed that the Hendrick teams underestimated their gap to the Toyotas, which won five of the first six races, then flailed by trying to do too much in their setups at early races, including Darlington and Phoenix.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of flailed
Verb
  • Every night, after Jesus died on the cross, my apostles gently helped me down from the chain-link fence to which I had been lashed.
    — Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
  • After the two additional deaths were reported this week, Shapiro again lashed out at Kennedy.
    — Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of lashed
Verb
  • After learning that Manchester whipped Maggie with a cat-o’-nine-tails, Lizzie agrees to help the Borden family’s maid kill her.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • That sort of whipped, inswinging ball from Slater that caused so much havoc is hugely familiar to avid Premier League watchers.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • Budget proposals for the past two years have slashed NASA’s science funding, and some of the nation’s best and brightest minds have now left the space agency because of uncertainty about their role in its future.
    — Eric Niiler, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Those tariffs were slashed in May 2025 after trade negotiators in Switzerland struck a temporary deal, which was extended in mid-August.
    — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of slashed
Verb
  • With a body thrashed by occupational hazards, Hsu, who is forty-four, orients his life nowadays around running Sci-Fi Fantasy, his skate company, and roaming the city to take pictures.
    — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The flooding on the canyon floor started Saturday afternoon after waves of rainfall thrashed Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch – the only lodging under the rim of the Grand Canyon.
    — Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of thrashed
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“Brained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brained. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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