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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Antetokounmpo was, at worst, the third-best player in the NBA in 2024-25, and all that got the Bucks was the fifth seed and a first-round beatdown that was well in progress before Lillard’s injury.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
In the main timeline of Born Again, though, Matt has retired the Daredevil persona entirely and gone straight, trying to make New York City a better place through law rather than back-alley beatdowns.
—Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Coming off a letdown, the Kings produced a beatdown, battering the Ducks, 6-1, on Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena to take three of four Freeway Faceoffs this season.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2025
At cruiserweight, the underrated Gilberto Ramirez jumped from fourth to second after his beatdown of Chris Billam-Smith in November.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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John Hollinger, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
In the main timeline of Born Again, though, Matt has retired the Daredevil persona entirely and gone straight, trying to make New York City a better place through law rather than back-alley beatdowns.
—Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Coming off a letdown, the Kings produced a beatdown, battering the Ducks, 6-1, on Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena to take three of four Freeway Faceoffs this season.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2025
At cruiserweight, the underrated Gilberto Ramirez jumped from fourth to second after his beatdown of Chris Billam-Smith in November.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Beatdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beatdown. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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