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braining

verb

present participle of brain

as in cudgeling

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Individual stakes for each plant should be installed before planting your dahlias to avoid spearing the tubers.

— Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
His ideas are later used to discourage violently spearing food with a knife, and instead promote the pacifist chopstick.

— New York Times, New York Times, 17 July 2026

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The boyfriend of an 18-year-old college soccer player in Washington County, Pennsylvania, is accused of fatally stabbing her, putting her body in the hatch of her vehicle and recruiting his mother for help disposing of the body, authorities said.

— Michael Guise, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Anthony was sentenced in June 2026 to 35 years in prison for fatally stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Frisco track meet in April 2025.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2026

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Benzina's spot kick was awarded after a VAR check penalized Algeria’s Lana Smits for catching Sakina Ouzraoui in the face with a flailing arm.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
She was then treated and cleared for travel, and her sling was padded with foam to keep her from flailing her tail.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

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Lala weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm Sunday after lashing the state without making landfall.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
The eyewall was forecast to move over or near the island’s southern end by the evening, lashing its worst winds at volcanic slopes thousands of feet above sea level.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of lashing

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Deputies said suspect Viviana Rocha carried out her alleged tire-slashing spree in the 5000 block of Verdugo Way on Wednesday morning.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
With ancient Greek tale The Odyssey still slashing its way to peak box office, the sword and sorcery age remains a potent genre for Hollywood.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of slashing

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Harrison Ford is whipping back into blockbuster shape, as the 84-year-old is set to return as iconic adventurer Indiana Jones in a new Disney project.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Aug. 2026
He’s spent the last week whipping senators to support it and even enlisted former Alabama football coach Nick Saban to dial up undecided lawmakers, according to people familiar with the matter.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of whipping

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Within two weeks, later symptoms may include anxiety, confusion, agitation, hallucinations, being very thirsty but panicked by fluids, having lots of saliva and aggressive behavior like thrashing and biting.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Fatal Influence sprinted out to a lead by isolating their opponents and thrashing them on the outside.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of thrashing

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The yield surge is largely a result of mounting investor concerns about persistent US inflation and ballooning government debt, as well as competition from corporate AI-buildout debt that is sapping demand for Treasuries.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
The transition from farms, the open range, and artisanal workshops to offices and large, impersonal, factories was seen as sapping virility—just as our tiny cubicles and remote workstations are said to do today.

— Michael Kimmel, Time, 15 Aug. 2026

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