bludgeons
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Hamilton: The widows and orphans and other alleged victims of Girardi mostly remain out of the picture, and if they’re discussed, it’s in a vague or remote way, or as rhetorical bludgeons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2021
In many ways this premiere aims to cut like a freshly sharpened blade but instead bludgeons like a baseball bat.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2017
What if a batted ball bludgeons a squirrel in fair territory and sends both ball and squirrel bounding into foul ground?
From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2016
A brief rally ensues; Williams bludgeons her way to the net before thrashing away a short ball.
From The Guardian ● May 30, 2015
Lyra obeyed, half happy, half apprehensive, for Ma Costa had hands like bludgeons, and now she was sure: it was their boat she had captured with Roger and the other collegers.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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