brayed

verb

Definition of brayednext
past tense of bray
as in crushed
to reduce to fine particles bray the seeds using a mortar and pestle

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  1. pounded
  2. beat
  3. disintegrated
Verb
  • My heartbeat pounded in my ears, drowning out the anticipatory purr of two ambulance engines idling nearby.
    Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Fieri’s tenders are wide and flat, resembling pounded and breaded chicken cutlets.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of pounded
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  • While the two-time champ beat KellyAnne Judd to stay on Era 2 at the beginning of Battle of the Eras, her luck finally ran out when Jordan Wiseley voted her into the final elimination instead of Rachel Robinson against Tori Deal (who had gotten last place in the challenge).
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Darden Restaurants — The Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse parent jumped 8% after reporting an earnings and revenue beat for its fiscal second quarter.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of beat
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  • Yet as the Syrian military rapidly disintegrated, Iran was notably absent.
    Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The relationship with William and Kate had already disintegrated, as well as with a number of the staff at Kensington Palace, and tensions with media had been in overdrive.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of disintegrated
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