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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
children battered the piñata until it broke open
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Recent Examples of batter
Meanwhile, the top of the Raider order battered three Tiger pitchers.
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Dave Wright, Twin Cities, 12 June 2025
Wilson’s father, Murry, battered Brian psychologically and physically, including hitting his then-teenaged son in the head so hard with a two-by-four piece of wood that the younger Wilson lost his hearing in one ear.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
That would have battered SpaceX, his rocket company, and Tesla Inc.’s stock price tumbled last Thursday, before recovering most of the loss.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
The most severe weather – bringing a risk of flash flooding and damaging winds – could break out in Texas, which has been battered by relentless storms since last week, leading to at least one death and the activation of emergency state resources by Gov. Greg Abbott.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 11 June 2025
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Dave Wright, Twin Cities, 12 June 2025
Wilson’s father, Murry, battered Brian psychologically and physically, including hitting his then-teenaged son in the head so hard with a two-by-four piece of wood that the younger Wilson lost his hearing in one ear.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
That would have battered SpaceX, his rocket company, and Tesla Inc.’s stock price tumbled last Thursday, before recovering most of the loss.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
The most severe weather – bringing a risk of flash flooding and damaging winds – could break out in Texas, which has been battered by relentless storms since last week, leading to at least one death and the activation of emergency state resources by Gov. Greg Abbott.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for batter
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The flames that licked through the football fields and tennis courts at Pali High devoured touchstones of an iconic campus—featured in films like Carrie and Freaky Friday.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
5 June 2025
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Besides, Angela already got her lick back from Porsha’s comments about Charles by instigating the already precarious relationship between Porsha and her bestie and bringing Drew the news that Porsha filmed with Dennis.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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Israel also bombed Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facility, Natanz.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Several of the Dodgers’ depth starters have bombed out, such as Landon Knack, Bobby Miller and Justin Wrobleski (who was originally scheduled to start Wednesday’s game).—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
11 June 2025
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His answers often incite him to pound his fist on the meeting table, interspersed with loud exclamations.—
Thor Svaboe,
Robb Report,
13 June 2025
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His approach emphasizes collaboration with industry to create a framework where the rules are clearly known as the primary regulatory tool rather than aggressive enforcement based on applying existing laws, which many industry insiders described as pounding a square peg into a round hole.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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In the first months of the war, Russian troops shelled and took possession of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southeastern Ukraine.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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At least three people described shelling from tanks, in addition to gunfire.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
3 June 2025
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The hostilities began when Trump lashed out at Musk's criticism of the Republican tax-cut and spending bill, and quickly escalated into an all-out online brawl on Trump's Truth Social and Musk's X, with prominent businessmen, analysts and political names weighing in on the fight.—
Anniek Bao,Dylan Butts,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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Bosses who lash out to get workers in line, by contrast, often feel a sense of accomplishment.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Story crushed the ball, but according to Statcast, hitters were batting only .080 on groundballs hit over 106 mph to third basemen this season.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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The switch-hitter is batting .325/.338/.506 with a 133 OPS+ in 80 trips to the plate.—
Daniel R. Epstein,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The suspect, who sported pink hair and several face piercings, got into the 68-year-old victim’s cab around 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, pretending to be a customer, but instead whipped out a knife and demanded the victim’s property, according to cops.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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For example, defendants in this state are allowed to hire experts to lie and the defense can then whip the public into a frenzy by promoting the lies.—
Wendy Murphy,
Boston Herald,
4 June 2025
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The idea is simple: guests hide small rubber ducks around the ship for others to find.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Tree rings hide a record of supernova explosions First off, Brakenridge turned to data from a range of powerful space telescopes, which have long been collecting data about the characteristics of supernovas.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
13 June 2025
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“Batter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batter. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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