beatdown
noun
beat·down
ˈbēt-ˌdau̇n 
1
US, informal
: a violent physical beating
… said his own client was badly hurt in a beatdown by NYPD officers …—
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US, informal
: an emphatic or overwhelming defeat
… he was sitting in his Eugene hotel room, … while absorbing a beatdown in PlayStation 3 boxing from his 10-year-old brother Seth.—Tim Layden
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Clayton landed on the shoe of a Vols defender late in the first half of Saturday’s 64-44 beatdown in Knoxville before heading to the locker room with 10 points and UF trailing 21-19.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025
Against Yoshihito Nishioka in the second round, Alcaraz produced 14 aces and won 89 percent of first-serve points in a 6-0, 6-1, 6-4 beatdown.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Tekashi 6ix9ine has filed a lawsuit against LA Fitness almost two years after suffering a beatdown at their South Florida location.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 17 Jan. 2025
So the Clippers were set to play six games over nine days, starting with their 126-67 beatdown of the Brooklyn Nets at the Intuit Dome, the largest margin of victory in franchise history,
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Kawhi Leonard played 23 minutes 49 seconds and scored 23 points, both season highs.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025
Against Yoshihito Nishioka in the second round, Alcaraz produced 14 aces and won 89 percent of first-serve points in a 6-0, 6-1, 6-4 beatdown.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Tekashi 6ix9ine has filed a lawsuit against LA Fitness almost two years after suffering a beatdown at their South Florida location.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 17 Jan. 2025
So the Clippers were set to play six games over nine days, starting with their 126-67 beatdown of the Brooklyn Nets at the Intuit Dome, the largest margin of victory in franchise history,
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Kawhi Leonard played 23 minutes 49 seconds and scored 23 points, both season highs.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Beatdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beatdown. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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