bludgeon

Nixon used impoundments as a political bludgeon, withholding billions in federal funding for programs he personally opposed.

The victims were “faceless” after being shot and bludgeoned beyond recognition, according to Los Angeles County prosecutor Stephen Lonseth.

Surrounded by trainers and doctors and his childhood hero, he acquiesces to pretty much everything, from receiving random injections to a brutal bludgeoning.

He’s bludgeoned the program to the brink of death.

I didn’t see a knockout punch, but I saw some strong contenders — and in a couple cases, I just got bludgeoned.