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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The team has won four of its past six games but was on the wrong end of a 41-7 beatdown in Philadelphia last week.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Barkley already went off for 187 yards and a touchdown in a 28-3 beatdown of the Giants on Oct. 20.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden breaking down what to take out of the Broncos’ 33-10 beatdown of New Orleans last week and how much the team can rely on its defense and running game going forward.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
The Chiefs clinched the top seed in the AFC with a 29-10 beatdown of Pittsburgh on Wednesday, and their offense is peaking at the right time.
—Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 27 Dec. 2024
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Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Barkley already went off for 187 yards and a touchdown in a 28-3 beatdown of the Giants on Oct. 20.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden breaking down what to take out of the Broncos’ 33-10 beatdown of New Orleans last week and how much the team can rely on its defense and running game going forward.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
The Chiefs clinched the top seed in the AFC with a 29-10 beatdown of Pittsburgh on Wednesday, and their offense is peaking at the right time.
—Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Beatdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beatdown. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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