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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
Appreciative because the workers are putting in countless hours to help a community battered by a behemoth known as Hurricane Milton, about two weeks after Mother Nature delivered Hurricane Helene, which was bad enough.
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Tom Layberger, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Both hurricanes battered the historic village, tearing down trees and power lines and reducing buildings to piles of rubble.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2024
The new sandwich swaps out the two all-beef patties on the traditional Big Mac for a pair of tempura battered chicken patties.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
The storm battered communities across multiple states, flooding homes, causing mudslides and wiping out cell service.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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Tom Layberger, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Both hurricanes battered the historic village, tearing down trees and power lines and reducing buildings to piles of rubble.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2024
The new sandwich swaps out the two all-beef patties on the traditional Big Mac for a pair of tempura battered chicken patties.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
The storm battered communities across multiple states, flooding homes, causing mudslides and wiping out cell service.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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Washington got pounded by Iowa in its most recent game and managed just 18 points in a loss to Rutgers on the same field where the Bruins nearly doubled that total against the Scarlet Knights.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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At the end of September, Hurricane Helene pounded the Appalachian area of North Carolina, causing significant flooding and damage to various mountain communities throughout the region, including the town of Asheville.Will McGough, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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The family used to farm and attend church in their hometown of Sake but fled in February when it was bombed.Sam Mednick and Ruth Alonga, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Israel's military ordered civilians to leave north Gaza even as the area was bombed, and many who have been forcibly displaced multiple times have reportedly refused to leave.NBC News, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2024
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While on the ground, Evans is shot twice more with bean bag rounds and attacked twice by a police dog as Evans screams.Christian Martinez, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Roving gangs on scooters attacked and beat Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam, the Dutch capital, overnight in an outburst of what authorities called antisemitic violence.Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Viral food trends – whether it’s whipped coffee, baked feta pasta, or the infamous butter boards – can spread like wildfire, captivating millions of viewers in mere hours.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
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Top the cups with Greek yogurt or whipped coconut cream to mimic Frankeinsteins's hair.Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 30 Sep. 2024
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Eagles 27, Rams 24 Sam Farmer’s pick: The Eagles have a lot of ways to beat you on offense — especially with Barkley — and their defense is swarming.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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In fact, consistently beating the S&P 500 — in good times and bad — has been difficult over recent years for individual stocks; for heavyweights in the Industrials sector including UPS, UNP, and CAT, and even for the megacap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT.Trefis Team, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Footage circulating on social media showed supporters of the Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team being chased down and assaulted on Thursday night, with one video geolocated by NBC News to near Amsterdam's central station that showed fighting on the streets between the Israelis and their attackers.Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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One of the women claims she was assaulted at just 13 years old while attending an MTV Video Music Awards after-party in September 2000 by a 30-year-old Combs and an unnamed male celebrity while an unnamed female celebrity watched.Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
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The family said Kyle Raleigh punched Troy Morrow and slammed him to the pavement.Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
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Days later, Ann Arbor police say someone punched a student on the porch of a home where students from a historically Jewish fraternity live.Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
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In its earnings reported in October, Delta said U.S. travelers’ avoidance of Paris around the Olympics resulted in a $100 million revenue hit on its French routes.Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Criswell was pressed specifically on FEMA's response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which hit the Southeast back-to-back, NPR's Debbie Elliott says.Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Battered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battered. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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