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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And Jacob Krieg, batting in the nine hole as he’s struggled to be a consistent impact bat, put the finishing touches on the beatdown with a three-run homer in the eighth.
—Shotgun Spratling, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Trash talk and beatdowns commence, all leading to a faceoff in the championship of a local karate tournament.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 June 2025
Everything that usually culminates into a beatdown of this level, New York excelled at.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 30 May 2025
After the game was over, Thunder star Jalen Williams spoke on the outcome, completely brushing off the beatdown that his team had just taken.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
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Shotgun Spratling, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Trash talk and beatdowns commence, all leading to a faceoff in the championship of a local karate tournament.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 June 2025
Everything that usually culminates into a beatdown of this level, New York excelled at.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 30 May 2025
After the game was over, Thunder star Jalen Williams spoke on the outcome, completely brushing off the beatdown that his team had just taken.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
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“Beatdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beatdown. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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