battered
1 Britishadjective
adjective
Vocabulary lists containing battered
"Heart of Darkness," Vocabulary from the novella
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Also read: The world’s largest natural-gas complex is now battered.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
That selling has put more pressure on the already battered cryptocurrency.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
BTS were battered by the elements as they kicked off their marathon world tour in Goyang Stadium, South Korea.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Tucker Corp. collapsed after being battered by investor-fraud charges.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
He toddled over to his diaper bag, and came back with a battered book, a copy of The Velveteen Rabbit that had belonged to his grandfather and his mother and Ivy and Lucinda before him.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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