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as in winner
one that defeats an enemy or opponent
no one likes to see the beater of our team in the play-offs
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Recent Examples of beater
Timing was not on Smith’s side; hours later, James made a buzzer-beater tip-in off a Luka Doncic missed floater to give the Los Angeles Lakers the victory over the Indiana Pacers.
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Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Instead, a Maryland buzzer beater against Colorado State shut the league out of the second weekend.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Anyways, LeBron James capped an eventful trip to Indiana with a buzzer-beater against the Pacers.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Did Maryland's Derik Queen travel before his buzzer-beater?
—Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
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Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Instead, a Maryland buzzer beater against Colorado State shut the league out of the second weekend.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Anyways, LeBron James capped an eventful trip to Indiana with a buzzer-beater against the Pacers.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Did Maryland's Derik Queen travel before his buzzer-beater?
—Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beater
Noun
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Cut to an old service elevator with a big, black crate sitting at its center.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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An Altair was about the size of an apple crate, with no screen, just lights and switches on the front.—
Monica Nickelsburg,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Other winners included Banter (XR Elevation Award), Biel/Bienne: Old Town (Splat of the Year), SuperSplat (Innovator of the Year), and Thomas Richter-Trummer (Developer of the Year).—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Lopez, who recently starred in Netflix films The Mother and Atlas, will appear opposite two-time Ted Lasso Emmy winner Brett Goldstein in the upcoming rom com.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Over the centuries, the temples suffered severe damage from conquerors, wars, and earthquakes.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Theirs is the other grand story from would-be California conquerors.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Beater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beater. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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