as in pounding
to strike repeatedly
fierce winds buffeted the small sailboat
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Verb
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But the unhappy ending is especially head-pounding for Saxon Ratliff (Patrick Schwarzenegger).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
24 Mar. 2025 -
Queen finished with a team-best 17 points, but Maryland frequently settled for outside jumpers instead of pounding the ball inside to Queen and Julian Reese.—
Lindsay Schnell,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Tehran’s nuclear program also was significantly damaged by the strikes killing key scientists, damage to Iran’s missile production industry and the battering of Iran’s aerial defense system, according to the Israeli’s assessment.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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Her willowy frame takes a tremendous battering as brutes slam her into tables and through walls.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
Verb
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Ruby, overwhelmed by the changes, began lashing out.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2025
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Ruby, overwhelmed by the changes, began lashing out.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Sunday’s mishap comes less than two weeks after severe turbulence struck a Delta flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in Minnesota and sending 25 people on board to hospitals.—
Devon M. Sayers,
CNN Money,
11 Aug. 2025
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When delays stack up, luggage gets lost, or unexpected turbulence hits, passengers get antsy—and the more anxious among them may start to dwell on the mortal risk inherent in flying, at least until flight attendants provide fresh beverages.—
Jeff Wise,
The Atlantic,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Jared Harris is the best movie John ever, licking his lips and sucking his teeth; Aidan Quinn is the best movie Paul.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2025
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Boston, Cleveland, and New York are licking their chops, ready to feast on a Bucks team missing its point guard, its bench leader, and its identity.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For a more than a century, headlines and reports spilled out of Dozier detailing beatings, whippings, torture, solitary confinement, shacklings, hog tying, rapes and deaths.—
The Marshall Project,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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Thune still may be able to use Trump, and his own whipping acumen, to push the bill onto the Senate floor amid the uncertainty.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
25 June 2025
Verb
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But over the past two terms of the Hindu nationalist government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, these vendors were accused of hiding their identity, of pretending to be Hindu.—
Ismat Ara,
TIME,
15 Mar. 2025
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Davis standing alongside Withers struck me as a classy gesture, and Withers answering for his mistake rather than hiding from the media was another.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But recognizing Palestine now would give Hamas a massive political lifeline with the Palestinian public despite its military thrashing by Israel.—
Zoltan Istvan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 2025
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After a 4-0 thrashing in its opener, Colorado went on an MLS-first four-match winning streak against Liga MX clubs to reach the semifinal round as the 46th overall seed (second to last).—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
30 July 2025
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“Buffeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buffeting. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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