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battered

[bat-erd] / ˈbæt ərd /




ADJECTIVE
maimed
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




ADJECTIVE
struck
Synonyms








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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

Over 5,000 remain missing in Nepal since the tsunami-like waves swept away roads, bridges and settlements in the mountainous regions up north, and battered crucial hydropower projects.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

They warned Tuesday afternoon that the storm could bring further flooding to Southern California’s already battered coastline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 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

On this night he wore a polo shirt, brown corduroy slacks—even though it was August—and battered black-and-white, $5 sneakers.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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