as in battering
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as in pounding
to strike repeatedly
fierce winds buffeted the small sailboat
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Noun
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Without this buffer, waves would crash harder against the shore, stripping away sand and battering cliffs.—
Avery Schuyler Nunn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025 -
Better explained, tension builds until there is a battering incident.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
23 Feb. 2025
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
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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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The Context Economists and Wall Street analysts still expect two or three rate reductions in 2025, owing in large part to the economic turbulence triggered by Trump's sweeping tariffs, which have clouded the Fed's policy outlook.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Elsewhere in the interview, Tilton touched on her childhood, which was marked by profound turbulence.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
2 May 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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Heavy whipping cream: Creates more of an airy texture in the cream cheese layers; also used to top the dessert.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
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They're sandwiched between a mixture made with coconut cream and heavy whipping cream, which together taste freshly of coconut, not artificial.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 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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The Whitecaps’ win was the exclamation point on a 5-1 aggregate thrashing in the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Bournemouth have one win in their last eight league games, Fulham have lost four of their last six matches, Brentford have two wins in seven, and Palace one win in five (against Brighton), which was followed by successive thrashings away to Manchester City (5-2) and Newcastle (5-0).—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 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
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“Buffeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buffeting. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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