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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Hoang’s name — and the property on the 1900 block of 17th Avenue — have come up repeatedly in gambling investigations before and after the 2022 beatdown.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Since selecting World Heavyweight Champion GUNTHER as his WrestleMania 41 opponent, the Royal Rumble winner has endured a series of punishing beatdowns.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Later in the ep, Paige says Kyle is being saved from a verbal beatdown by the grace of Amanda Batula.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
The Tigers 94-85 beatdown of No. 2 Alabama Feb. 15 kept Auburn (25-2) in first place in the SEC.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Since selecting World Heavyweight Champion GUNTHER as his WrestleMania 41 opponent, the Royal Rumble winner has endured a series of punishing beatdowns.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Later in the ep, Paige says Kyle is being saved from a verbal beatdown by the grace of Amanda Batula.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
The Tigers 94-85 beatdown of No. 2 Alabama Feb. 15 kept Auburn (25-2) in first place in the SEC.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Beatdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beatdown. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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