battered
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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
Heavy rain and strong winds battered the northeastern United States on Saturday as an unusually powerful autumn storm intensified, forcing the cancelation of hundreds of flights and leaving tens of thousands of people without power.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 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
He kicked and battered the air in some clumsy attempt to intimidate Gingersnipes, but she would not be deterred.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Vocabulary lists containing battered
"Heart of Darkness," Vocabulary from the novella
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"My Papa's Waltz"
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