variants
or pommelled
as in battered
to strike repeatedly
the elderly woman pommeled the would-be thief with her handbag until he begged for mercy
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Because even with the defense being battered Monday, Detroit’s forward group is intact.—
Max Bultman,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024 -
On Saturday night, for long periods, they were battered.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
23 Dec. 2024
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My heartbeat pounded in my ears, drowning out the anticipatory purr of two ambulance engines idling nearby.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Fieri’s tenders are wide and flat, resembling pounded and breaded chicken cutlets.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Dec. 2024
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In at least four of the heists, the thieves threatened their victim with a gun; one victim was pistol whipped, cops said.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
23 Dec. 2024
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At the final whistle, James ran onto the field and whipped a towel through the air.—
Thuc Nhi Nguyen,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Dec. 2024
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The site has previously been attacked by Ukrainian drones.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Two months after the end of the Korean War, the United States signed a bilateral mutual security treaty with South Korea in which Washington committed to come to Seoul’s aid if it were attacked.—
Samuel Charap,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Dec. 2024
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Eazy The Block Captain and Shields also hopped into the fray, with Eazy disputing Papoose’s claim that he was punched unconscious and challenging him to a fight.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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Rosa went on to detail that one of the young women punched her in the face, causing her glasses to fly to the floor, at which point a second teen grabbed a pouch containing Rosa's ID and medical records.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
5 Jan. 2025
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One of the officers who was assaulted was Brian Sicknick.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
5 Jan. 2025
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On June 16, 1952, Corporal Fred McGee’s unit assaulted fortified enemy positions near Tang-Wan-Ni Korea.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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Dallas beat the Eagles by 20 points the next week and the losses — and finger pointing — snowballed from there.—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
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Comcast closed 2024 with a strong quarter, handily beating Wall Street estimates, but its shares slumped due to declines in its broadband business.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Pommeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pommeled. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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