battered
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"Southern California... just got battered by offshore tropical cyclones, which led to flooding events already and beach erosion, so there's lots of anxiety about extra flood risk coming from El Nino and these waves."
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Warmer seas help spawn Pacific hurricanes, which have already battered Hawai‘i this year. As I write this, rhyming storms named Polo and Nolo threaten to bring flooding to Hawai‘i and Mexico.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
But forecasters said they could stir up rough seas and send swells toward the California coast, which already has been battered by big waves this summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Within roughly 4–6 kilometers of the initial eruption sites, the landscape is battered by falling rock, ash and mud.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
By the time we reach the battered cars of the Flying Squadron, his face is pinched in disgust.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Vocabulary lists containing battered
"Heart of Darkness," Vocabulary from the novella
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"My Papa's Waltz"
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