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as in to abuse
to abuse physically
demonstrators who claimed that they had been mauled by the police
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
the irate store owner was mauling the shoplifter when the police showed up
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as in hammer
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Recent Examples of maul
Stephen Smith, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
The annual ursine weight watch got a late start after one of the pre-hibernation body-bulking competitors mauled a rival.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 4 Oct. 2024
Michael Loftus, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2023
Rest the maul on the wood, then lift it all the way up—your bottom arm should be straight and your top arm slightly bent.
—Michael Stillwell, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
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Verb
An overdue hunter was found dead after he was mauled by a bear in Alaska, authorities said.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
The annual ursine weight watch got a late start after one of the pre-hibernation body-bulking competitors mauled a rival.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
Investigators say nothing was taken and both the ax and the maul belonged to the Krausenecks.
—Michael Loftus, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2023
Rest the maul on the wood, then lift it all the way up—your bottom arm should be straight and your top arm slightly bent.
—Michael Stillwell, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
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In 2017, investigators accused workers at a slaughterhouse in Ozark, Arkansas, of abusing turkeys by kicking and throwing the birds.Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 28 Nov. 2024
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Often, the children were routinely abused; many were killed there.Brian Ng, ARTnews.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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Philcox-Littlefield enhanced that attitude by playing a growling baritone guitar instead of the light Memphis soul licks featured in the demo.Tom Roland, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2024
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His red lips are freshly licked, and his eyes shoot out at us as vigorously as his cigar.Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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On the white marble counter of the open kitchen lie six or seven tools neatly arranged by size, including a power drill, a hammer, and a handsaw.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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There, Gong struck Li with a hammer and demanded the code to unlock her phone, the DA’s office alleged.Dennis Romero, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Insurgents attacked a military airbase southeast of Aleppo with drones early Friday, destroying a helicopter, the Anadolu Agency reported.SARAH EL DEEB THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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The Raiders, much like the Carolina Panthers this past Sunday, attacked the Chiefs’ biggest weakness: the left tackle position, the lineman responsible for protecting Mahomes’ blind side.Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 30 Nov. 2024
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My Feminism Was Shaped by the Spice Girls The hospital was only a mile away, and as the ambulance accelerated, so did my pounding heart.Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2024
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Israeli airstrikes early Saturday pounded central Beirut, killing at least 20 people and wounding 66, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry.Kareem Chehayeb and Tia Goldenberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Nov. 2024
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Two suspects used a sledgehammer to smash a glass display to steal three Chanel handbags that were said to be worth $10,000 each.Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
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An example is labor once using sledgehammers and pick axes to demo and now using a jackhammer.Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 24 July 2024
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On Saturday, Indiana played Ohio State and got manhandled 38-15.Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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The Yankees mauled and mashed and manhandled the Dodgers in Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium, staving off a sweep with an 11-4 victory.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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The newest member of Delaware’s delegation, however, did not elevate the issue or lash out.Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Nov. 2024
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The Monroe News and Toledo Blade quoted angry residents who lashed out at Brant, the board of commissioners and the officials who wrote letters on Brant's behalf.M.L. Elrick, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Maul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maul. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.
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