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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
Alston battered Vitels over the back of her head at least five times with a pan, ultimately stuffing her lifeless body into a duffel bag and into a closet, the court heard Friday.
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Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
More than 10 days of flooding battered the capital and nine states.
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Uriel Blanco,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Where the Battle of the Gullet struggles isn’t to do with how handmade the gunwales are, nor how battered the oars.
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Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 June 2026
Jackson will now look to reunite a Republican Party left battered by the most expensive and divisive gubernatorial primary in Georgia history, while also trying to convince a broader electorate that a healthcare executive with no political experience is prepared to lead Georgia.
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Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
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Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
More than 10 days of flooding battered the capital and nine states.
—
Uriel Blanco,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Where the Battle of the Gullet struggles isn’t to do with how handmade the gunwales are, nor how battered the oars.
—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 June 2026
Jackson will now look to reunite a Republican Party left battered by the most expensive and divisive gubernatorial primary in Georgia history, while also trying to convince a broader electorate that a healthcare executive with no political experience is prepared to lead Georgia.
—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battered
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Dansby Swanson hit three home runs, including a grand slam, Michael Conforto homered twice and the Chicago Cubs pounded the San Diego Padres 23-3 on Wednesday.
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Over a period of more than an hour, according to police reports and Sebold’s memoir, the assailant bludgeoned Sebold with his fists, pounded her skull into the brick and choked her.
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Helldivers 2 was bombed with hundreds of thousands of negative reviews, and Sony reversed the policy within days.
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After easing through the first three innings, Bryan Reynolds hit a double off the top of the left field fence and Valdez bombed one to left to cut the Phillies' lead to 5-2.
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In Huntington Beach and San Clemente, the messy, wild waves licked the bottom of the pier structures.
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When the tiffin is returned licked clean, Ila sends another meal but with a note, leading to a rich correspondence between the two.
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Police said former professional soccer player Badea and another man attacked Zeraati before fleeing in a getaway car driven by Stana and then flying out of the country from Heathrow Airport.
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The three men who attacked our CBS News Chicago crew near Adler Planetarium before pointing a gun at people in Brighton Park on Monday afternoon have been charged.
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Many on the right lashed out at conservative justices who joined the majority decision.
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The sting of the Australian box jellyfish has been described as being lashed with a whip dipped in burning acid, and is powerful enough to kill an adult in as little as two minutes!
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Aceh’s Sharia court ordered the two people to be whipped with a rattan cane 21 times each for kissing without being married.
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Impress party-goers with this Fourth of July colored layered dessert starring fresh berries, angel food cake, and whipped topping.
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The explosion had balled me up, shoved me aside, and pelted me with hot stones.
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After a couple of days of respite, the state was once again being pelted with more severe weather Sunday.
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Tatis led off and knocked Boyd's fifth pitch over the left-field bleachers onto Waveland Avenue, before Chicago answered in the bottom of the inning when Seiya Suzuki scored on Carson Kelly's RBI single.
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Kale said her 11-year-old and 16-year-old sons knocked the bat off her and killed it.
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“Battered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battered. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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