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as in pounded
to strike repeatedly
children battered the piñata until it broke open
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Recent Examples of battered
Franchise cornerstones battered by injuries.
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Brian Sampson, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Even in America, its ancestral homeland, it is battered and bruised.
—Ben Ansell, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
His predatory lifestyle leaves him perpetually bloodied and battered.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Reports in British media suggest the area was affected by flooding at the time of the incident, as Storm Darragh battered the United Kingdom with strong winds and rain over the weekend.
—Ben Church, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Brian Sampson, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Even in America, its ancestral homeland, it is battered and bruised.
—Ben Ansell, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
His predatory lifestyle leaves him perpetually bloodied and battered.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Reports in British media suggest the area was affected by flooding at the time of the incident, as Storm Darragh battered the United Kingdom with strong winds and rain over the weekend.
—Ben Church, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battered
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My heartbeat pounded in my ears, drowning out the anticipatory purr of two ambulance engines idling nearby.Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Fieri’s tenders are wide and flat, resembling pounded and breaded chicken cutlets.Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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An entire Arab nation bombed into ruins.Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
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Its conservative stances resulted in its office being bombed by left-wing labor activists in 1910, killing 21 and wounding over 100 in one of the deadliest acts of terrorism in United States history.Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Dec. 2024
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The site has previously been attacked by Ukrainian drones.David Hambling, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Two months after the end of the Korean War, the United States signed a bilateral mutual security treaty with South Korea in which Washington committed to come to Seoul’s aid if it were attacked.Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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In at least four of the heists, the thieves threatened their victim with a gun; one victim was pistol whipped, cops said.Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
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At the final whistle, James ran onto the field and whipped a towel through the air.Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Metro Detroit will get pelted with wet weather today, from a wintry mix in Wayne County to as much as 3 inches of snow in places like Oakland County and parts of Macomb, according to the National Weather Service office in White Lake.Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, Superman is shielding children from explosive blasts, getting pelted with trash tossed by angry spectators, and mourning a fallen Kelex.Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
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The Rams were four days removed from defeating the Las Vegas Raiders, and the Vikings were four days removed from a 31-29 loss to the Lions, who have left opponents beat up throughout the season.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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The possibility that Trump follows through on his bitcoin reserve plans has spurred huge bitcoin price predictions from bitcoin traders and investors—with a leak revealing Russia may beat the U.S. to creating a bitcoin reserve.Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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One of the officers who was assaulted was Brian Sicknick.Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
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On June 16, 1952, Corporal Fred McGee’s unit assaulted fortified enemy positions near Tang-Wan-Ni Korea.Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
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Eazy The Block Captain and Shields also hopped into the fray, with Eazy disputing Papoose’s claim that he was punched unconscious and challenging him to a fight.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Rosa went on to detail that one of the young women punched her in the face, causing her glasses to fly to the floor, at which point a second teen grabbed a pouch containing Rosa's ID and medical records.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Battered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battered. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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