variants
or cudgelling
as in thrashing
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Noun
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The Whitecaps’ win was the exclamation point on a 5-1 aggregate thrashing in the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
2 May 2025 -
Bournemouth have one win in their last eight league games, Fulham have lost four of their last six matches, Brentford have two wins in seven, and Palace one win in five (against Brighton), which was followed by successive thrashings away to Manchester City (5-2) and Newcastle (5-0).—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Without this buffer, waves would crash harder against the shore, stripping away sand and battering cliffs.—
Avery Schuyler Nunn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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Better explained, tension builds until there is a battering incident.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, was hospitalized in critical condition after the arrest and died three days later from injuries sustained during the beating.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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Release of video of the beating sparked protests and vigils across the nation and calls for change within the Memphis Police Department.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
Verb
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That too would keep Fed officials from chopping rates to boost the economy.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
11 Mar. 2025
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That's the chick who pretended on the 'Today' show, chopping cucumbers.—
Tracy Wright,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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By listening to these cues, including tail wagging and lip licking, humans can deepen their relationships with their canine companions.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Lip licking is another confusing signal from canines.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities recently launched a campaign attacking the governor for allowing the state’s overreliance on property taxes to worsen and for seeking to slash summer work programs that assist the state’s troubled youths.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2025
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Completely misreading Hamas, the army believed that it was deterred from attacking Israel by the outcome of previous fighting.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Heavy whipping cream: Creates more of an airy texture in the cream cheese layers; also used to top the dessert.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
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They're sandwiched between a mixture made with coconut cream and heavy whipping cream, which together taste freshly of coconut, not artificial.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The group in the other vehicle surround Martinez between the two vehicles, with two people repeatedly punching her while a third person pulls her legs, taking her to the ground.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Dec. 2024
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According to Hallman, Forrest-Stitt responded by allegedly assaulting him, punching him in the chest, hitting his mouth, and causing injuries, including a busted lip and a painful bicep injury.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2024
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“Cudgeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cudgeling. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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