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battered

[bat-erd] / ˈbæt ərd /




ADJECTIVE
maimed
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




ADJECTIVE
struck
Synonyms








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Another day of danger beckons for this battered European metropolis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

"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

I take the jug and use both my battered hands to raise it to my face.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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