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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

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

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

However, many battered S&P 500 stocks have been volatile, moving up and down by 20% or more in a matter of months.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

His cart, battered though it was, still packed a lot of punch when it came to speed.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook




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