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beating down
verb as in oppress
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verb as in overpower
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verb as in reduce
verb as in subdue
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verb as in subjugate
verb as in suppress
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verb as in cheapen
verb as in defeat
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verb as in depress
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verb as in discourage
verb as in flatten
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Example Sentences
The yacht had long turned the head of the island and was beating down alongshore in the eastern bay.
Here was an unusual man, who ignored the conventional preliminary nothings, beating down the grass before the play, as it were.
For the ground was different from that by the ant-hills, a firm, stiff clay, which had resisted the beating down of the rain.
All morning, the rain had been beating down with a sullen persistency which Marjorie found distinctly disheartening.
The people interested Miss Winn, and the chaffering, the beating down in prices, was quite amusing.
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On this page you'll find 678 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to beating down, such as: afflict, annoy, beat down, harass, maltreat, and overwhelm.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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