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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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
But in the Super Bowl, the Chiefs had their worst performance of the season, an embarrassing loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, a 40-22 beatdown that prevented them from becoming the NFL’s first three-peat champion in the Super Bowl era.
—Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
The loss, a beatdown that mirrored their crushing defeat to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV, highlighted familiar issues: a porous offensive line, costly mistakes, and missed opportunities.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
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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
But in the Super Bowl, the Chiefs had their worst performance of the season, an embarrassing loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, a 40-22 beatdown that prevented them from becoming the NFL’s first three-peat champion in the Super Bowl era.
—Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
The loss, a beatdown that mirrored their crushing defeat to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV, highlighted familiar issues: a porous offensive line, costly mistakes, and missed opportunities.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Beatdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beatdown. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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