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battered





ADJECTIVE
maimed
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




ADJECTIVE
struck
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Authorities have set up assistance points throughout the city's battered streets.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Amid the ruins of intense Israeli airstrikes, Lebanon’s battered Shiite community braved a volatile ceasefire to observe its most sacred annual ritual of Ashura.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

The business had been weakened by years of overbuilding, then battered by the pandemic as thousands of elderly residents died.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

The scope of the catastrophe quickly overwhelmed a country of 28 million battered by years of economic crisis and political tumult.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

It was a battered old thing topped with a cargo load almost as high as the vehicle itself, tied over with foam mattresses.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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