Thesaurus results for BATTERED

battered

verb

Definition of battered

past tense of batter

as in pounded

to strike repeatedly children battered the piñata until it broke open

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as in bombed

to use bombs or artillery against planes battered the city for weeks

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Recent Examples of battered Russian missile and drone attacks killed five people in Kyiv and left at least 600,000 without power, as strikes battered the capital’s energy infrastructure for a third night. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 The storm battered the coast over the weekend with wind, rain and unusually large waves, which tore apart a historic boardwalk and smashed into coastal homes. — Jaimie Ding, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026 The storm battered the coast with unusually large waves, which tore apart a boardwalk and smashed into homes in Long Beach. — CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 Wind, rain, and unusually large waves caused by Rachel battered the Southern California coast over the weekend, forcing oceanside residents in Long Beach to evacuate. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 All my teams got battered last week, and I'm still pumped to get a new week going. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 The freshman who could be a Curtis rival for years to come, Tennessee’s Faizon Brandon, was battered a week ago by Texas and was benched by coach Josh Heupel in the first half against Auburn after a bad interception. — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 James Hager’s dramatic body camera footage, which showed him being battered, and Mansfield theorizes Lopez feared a conviction was likely. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 The relatively calm state has been battered by the effects of multiple hurricanes, including Lala, Lowell and now Nolo, as the eastern and central Pacific have churned out at least 19 named storms. — Ryan Chandler, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for battered

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But the boat overtook me, pounded at me as if asking me not to leave it.

— Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Prices have surged as Ukraine has pounded Russian refineries and Iran and its Houthi allies have attacked energy facilities around the Persian Gulf.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of pounded

Verb

In an interview with Inside Edition on Tuesday, store owner Adam Rubin said that his store has been review-bombed since Clarkson took to social media and named the store, and employees and surrounding businesses have been harassed.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
The Houthis bombed the corporate HQ of Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, officials said.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of bombed

Verb

Tuxedo kitten Paolina bounced onto my chest and licked my fingers.

— Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Her entire face got licked clean off her head when suburban floodwaters breached the cardboard hull protecting Kath’s basement memorabilia stack a few months before I was born.

— Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of licked

Verb

Authorities said John had been a special needs student at the school and had attacked a classroom with special needs students.

— HAVEN DALEY, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
On Friday, settlers attacked the village as residents, accompanied by peace activists, set out early for the harvest.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of attacked

Verb

After learning that Manchester whipped Maggie with a cat-o’-nine-tails, Lizzie agrees to help the Borden family’s maid kill her.

— Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
That sort of whipped, inswinging ball from Slater that caused so much havoc is hugely familiar to avid Premier League watchers.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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