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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Foul trouble limited Roberts to just two boards in 16 minutes in his team's Elite Eight beatdown of Tennessee, but the 6-foot-8 senior has otherwise been a monster throughout this tournament.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
The day before, the Yankees set a franchise record with nine home runs in a 20-9 beatdown.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
Cena participated in a beatdown of the Undisputed WWE Champion alongside The Rock and Travis Scott.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Eagles will derail Chiefs three-peat in a beatdown.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
The day before, the Yankees set a franchise record with nine home runs in a 20-9 beatdown.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
Cena participated in a beatdown of the Undisputed WWE Champion alongside The Rock and Travis Scott.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Eagles will derail Chiefs three-peat in a beatdown.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Beatdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beatdown. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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