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battered

verb

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past tense of batter

as in pounded

to strike repeatedly children battered the piñata until it broke open

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as in bombed

to use bombs or artillery against planes battered the city for weeks

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Recent Examples of battered The new Scorecard, released Wednesday and in its fourth year, offers several revelations for families, educators and policymakers looking for clarity — and hope — at a time when public education has been blamed and battered for those persistent declines in student performance. —

Cory Turner, NPR, 13 May 2026 His more immediate focus, the Detroit Tigers, were off to an uneven start and already battered with injuries. —

Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 13 May 2026 The statue, bruised and battered by its fall, ultimately went back up. —

Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026 When authorities arrived at the scene, an unidentified 19-year-old woman told police she had allegedly been battered by 24-year-old Violet Marie Lentz, who is reportedly Peters' girlfriend. —

Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for battered

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The Rockies pounded Keller for six runs on six hits in the fifth to blow open the game.

— Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
The United States and Israel pounded Iran with devastating effectiveness for 37 days, killing much of the country’s leadership and destroying the bulk of its military, yet couldn’t collapse the regime or exact even the smallest concession from it.

— Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 10 May 2026