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as in winner
one that defeats an enemy or opponent
no one likes to see the beater of our team in the play-offs
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Recent Examples of beater
March Madness is a week away, and the first viral moment of tournament season has nothing to do with a buzzer-beater.
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
Rose punctuated the end of the quarter with a buzzer-beater layup, making it 31-13 at the end.
—Zach McMahon, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Continue reading … UNDERDOG MAGIC — Boston’s season stays alive with dramatic buzzer-beater to advance to conference title game.
—FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Buzzer-beaters have begun, the March Madness buzz keeps getting louder, and debates already rage about topics ranging from the top seeds to the NCAA Tournament bubble.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
Rose punctuated the end of the quarter with a buzzer-beater layup, making it 31-13 at the end.
—Zach McMahon, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Continue reading … UNDERDOG MAGIC — Boston’s season stays alive with dramatic buzzer-beater to advance to conference title game.
—FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Buzzer-beaters have begun, the March Madness buzz keeps getting louder, and debates already rage about topics ranging from the top seeds to the NCAA Tournament bubble.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beater
Noun
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Two more rhinos in metallic crates arrived there on Thursday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Use them as bath towels after grooming, or layer them in pet beds and travel crates for extra cushioning.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And while plenty of Korean brands have mastered the art of silky sunscreens with zero white cast, Innisfree’s Daily UV Defense Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50+ PA++++—the upgraded version of the brand’s long-time fan-favorite and Best of Beauty winner—is especially worth calling out.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
21 Mar. 2026
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Manchester City A lot of Brentford fans wanted to see former players David Raya and Christian Norgaard with winners' medals.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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On the first pitch, Casey, who weighs almost twice as much as me, took the biggest whipper (a giant climbing fall) of his life.—
The Editors,
Outside,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In America, deconstructing our national mythology and recasting early Puritan settlers as bloodthirsty conquerors helped zero American Indians.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Visually, the Honcho leans more pit-bike than prairie conqueror.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Beater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beater. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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