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battered

[bat-erd] / ˈbæt ərd /




ADJECTIVE
maimed
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




ADJECTIVE
struck
Synonyms








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Despite remaining offshore, Hurricane Simon battered Mexico's Pacific coast with powerful winds and flooding.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Soon enough, a battered pickup pulled in behind me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Large waves from Post-Tropical Cyclone Rachel battered homes across Southern California over the weekend, leaving some properties at risk of collapse.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Wide swaths of the Southwest were deluged Sunday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel weakened and moved inland, but coastal communities already battered by high surf emerged with less damage than some officials feared.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

In April, a group of Inuit hunters encountered the battered Advance and its sickly crew.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock


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