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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
children battered the piñata until it broke open
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Recent Examples of batter
That doesn’t include October’s Hurricane Milton, which battered the area, blowing the Teflon roof off the Trop and causing what the city of St. Petersburg has estimated as $55.7 million worth of reconstructive damages.
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The stock has had a turbulent run in the first quarter of the year, battered by rising competition, weak EV demand and worries around CEO Elon Musk's political involvement taking away focus from the business.
—Deborah Sophia, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Like boxers and politicians, football club owners tend to exit the stage if not battered then certainly bruised and sometimes broke.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Beryl battered Houston, causing more than $2.5 billion in damage, per early estimates.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The stock has had a turbulent run in the first quarter of the year, battered by rising competition, weak EV demand and worries around CEO Elon Musk's political involvement taking away focus from the business.
—Deborah Sophia, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Like boxers and politicians, football club owners tend to exit the stage if not battered then certainly bruised and sometimes broke.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Beryl battered Houston, causing more than $2.5 billion in damage, per early estimates.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for batter
Verb
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Marchand has crossed lines by licking players, or repeatedly punching a hockey pacifist like Vancouver’s Daniel Sedin in a final series.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2025
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Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis are licking their chops.—
Jeffrey Gedmin,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
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The posture shift came as Trump threatened to bomb Iran if the country does not strike a deal over its nuclear weapons capabilities.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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Khamenei had warned the U.S. would face strong retaliation if Trump followed through on his threat to bomb Iran.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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The show follows Richards pounding the pavement in every shot as he is violently hunted.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2025
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That leaves us with Tim, STILL pounding the pills and booze.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
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Liquid eggs are pasteurized for safety and are often used as a lower-fat, high-protein alternative to shell eggs.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Kyiv has denied the claim and said Russian forces shelled the station.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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However, Cabello lashed out at U.S. authorities, accusing them of unjustly detaining and deporting Venezuelans under false claims of gang affiliations.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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In early March, tropical storm Alfred battered Australia’s heavily populated east coast, lashing the region with damaging winds and heavy rain for several days as hundreds of thousands of homes in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales lost power.—
Edward Szekeres and Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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The lead-off shot by Tatis, batting first for the second time in two games this season and on Friday against a right-hander, ignited a run of three straight innings in which the Padres scored once.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers prepares to bat during the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Meister can often immediately identify on an MRI that a pitcher throws a sweeper—a hard slider that the pitcher whips to get about fifteen inches of horizontal movement from the ball.—
Lindsey Adler,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2025
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The moment, which made the episode’s final cut, occurs when Drummond whips Mark S. around and pushes him into a wall.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2025
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Rogers was found hiding under a bridge nearby and was arrested, authorities said.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2025
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The couple went viral in 2022 when food blogger Carissa Stanton moved into their former Venice, Calif., home and found old photographs of Dann and Karen hidden in the fireplace.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Batter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batter. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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