clobber

An automated software tool made a mistake that clobbered what is likely the world’s largest database, an Amazon product called AmazonDB.

But at 3-3, they might look more dangerous than they did all of last year, when they squeaked out a number of close wins before getting clobbered by the Eagles in the Super Bowl.

In Texas, some athletes who might have played the state’s favorite sport in the past are now choosing to stick to the track, where there’s no chance of being clobbered by a linebacker.

In the eighth, he clobbered a leadoff home run deep to right field for his 50th long ball of the season, making him just the sixth player in MLB history with consecutive 50-homer campaigns.

Skipping their origin story keeps things tight while underlining the idea that these are settled-down grown-ups secure in their abilities to lengthen, disappear, ignite and clobber.