beatdown
noun
beat·down
ˈbēt-ˌdau̇n 
1
US, informal
: a violent physical beating
… said his own client was badly hurt in a beatdown by NYPD officers …—
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US, informal
: an emphatic or overwhelming defeat
… he was sitting in his Eugene hotel room, … while absorbing a beatdown in PlayStation 3 boxing from his 10-year-old brother Seth.—Tim Layden
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Cleveland is unrelenting with its 3-point barrage, as the Heat just learned during a sweeping beatdown.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Valor Christian’s 69-42 beatdown of Legend on Dec. 4 seems like a long time ago.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2025
The fifth-year wing averaged just 12 points in 25 minutes per game during the regular season, but he's scored at least 14 points in six straight games dating back to Game 2 of the Pacers' 4-1 beatdown of the Bucks.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Maybe, but the following week’s 38-7 beatdown in Philadelphia confirmed the Giants season as a house of cards.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
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Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Valor Christian’s 69-42 beatdown of Legend on Dec. 4 seems like a long time ago.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2025
The fifth-year wing averaged just 12 points in 25 minutes per game during the regular season, but he's scored at least 14 points in six straight games dating back to Game 2 of the Pacers' 4-1 beatdown of the Bucks.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Maybe, but the following week’s 38-7 beatdown in Philadelphia confirmed the Giants season as a house of cards.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Beatdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beatdown. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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