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or cudgelling
as in thrashing
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Noun
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The 5-1 thrashing of West Ham in between followed up a 3-0 win at the London Stadium last season.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025 -
Luka was placed on heavy sedation, but even that wasn't enough to stop his heavy thrashing.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including Including Saturday night’s—or rather, Sunday morning’s—boxing megafight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Two years later, the hotel was the venue for former Democratic Tennessee governor nominee John Jay Hooker’s 50th birthday celebration — and boxing great Muhammad Ali was on the guest list.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Leeds’ 1-0 win against Everton at Elland Road was followed by a 5-0 hammering at the Emirates and a stalemate against Newcastle.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Cal Raleigh tied Mickey Mantle for most home runs in one season for a switch hitter after smacking his 54th dinger yesterday.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Troy Dye replaced Perryman, smacking Mahomes with a pair of solid hits on scrambles, and is likely to fill in again if Perryman can’t play.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Russia is intensifying its pounding of Ukraine, with June seeing the highest civilian casualties in three years.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The robot showcased exemplary skills with the bat, whacking the ball precisely in a rally of over 100 shots with human-like agility.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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New York put the screws to its division rival on Tuesday, whacking nine home runs to cruise to a 13-3 victory.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The arrest came nearly eight years after the FBI raided Sovereign and related properties with armed agents and a battering ram.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
22 Aug. 2025
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The soundtrack to the teams’ handshakes took an absolute battering from the supporters inside the ground.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Max Weinberg sat at his set, thwacking his floor tom, while Lahav fiddled with his dials, stalked into the studio to unplug, replug, and then just physically move the microphone closer to the set, then to the side, and then farther away.—
Peter Ames Carlin,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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Club World Cup viewers may remember the South American receiving the ball, skipping past an opponent, and thwacking in a long-range goal against Urawa Reds in June.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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