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battered

[bat-erd] / ˈbæt ərd /




ADJECTIVE
maimed
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




ADJECTIVE
struck
Synonyms








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That should help with the healing of Ohtani’s battered body: knee, arm, neck, hip.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

At the university, shelves groan with jagged pieces of spines, necks and legs that to an untrained eye resemble battered stones.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Heat and drought have battered much of Europe this summer, fuelling a spike in heat-related mortality, wildfires, devastating many crops and dropping water levels in major rivers.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Heatwaves have battered Europe's sugar beet crop, with France expecting its worst harvest in four years.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

He pushes up the brim of a battered hat with a hand missing three of its fingers.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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