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or cudgelling
as in thrashing
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Noun
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Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images Before the Austrian Grand Prix, Hamilton trails Leclerc by 25 points and is losing the qualifying battle 1-8 in a complete thrashing.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025 -
Inter Milan, meanwhile, must bounce back after the thrashing at the hands of PSG in the Champions League final.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
13 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
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February’s 4-1 battering at Crystal Palace called for deep introspection, however.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Weger was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the fatal beating of Lillian Oetting, 50, in March 1960 at the scenic park near Utica.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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But the movie’s focus isn’t so much the zeitgeist that yields these public beatings, but rather, the strange and amusing way that a young woman present in the crowd, Maitri (Singh), uses this violence to her advantage in a moment of snap judgement.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 June 2025
Verb
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That too would keep Fed officials from chopping rates to boost the economy.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
11 Mar. 2025
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That's the chick who pretended on the 'Today' show, chopping cucumbers.—
Tracy Wright,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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An angry or anxious owner may inadvertently cause stress behaviors in their pet—such as shivering, excessive licking, or destructiveness.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 June 2025
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Rarely, excessive licking could be a sign of a medical condition known as pica, in which nonfood items are ingested.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
25 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities recently launched a campaign attacking the governor for allowing the state’s overreliance on property taxes to worsen and for seeking to slash summer work programs that assist the state’s troubled youths.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2025
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Moyes is likely to spend the summer focusing on improving the squad’s attacking output.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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One year ago, the tornado pried open the diner's roof, sucked out the contents and spewed them into the whipping winds.—
Gwen Rockwood,
Arkansas Online,
15 May 2025
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More howling, whipping, fire-stoking winds have arrived in Los Angeles.—
Raymond Zhong,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The group in the other vehicle surround Martinez between the two vehicles, with two people repeatedly punching her while a third person pulls her legs, taking her to the ground.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Dec. 2024
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According to Hallman, Forrest-Stitt responded by allegedly assaulting him, punching him in the chest, hitting his mouth, and causing injuries, including a busted lip and a painful bicep injury.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2024
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