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savaged

  • past participle
    of savage.
    savage
    adjective
    fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed.
  • past tense form
    of savage.
    savage
    adjective
    fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed.

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After Anthony’s dog savaged another man’s hog—hogs being precious in New Netherland—the couple was banished in 1639 to Long Island, where the two started a new life on land the Dutch wished to colonize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

England were savaged back home following the defeat on Saturday.

From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025

Kim Kardashian has poked fun at critics who savaged her new legal TV drama by posting screen shots of fans deciding to tune in after seeing the terrible reviews.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025

How could I sit back when my friend’s guava tree continued to be routinely ransacked and my co-worker’s avocados savaged and tossed to the ground with grubby-pawed abandon?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2024

It savaged patients and snaked like chain lightning out from the hospital through patients’ families.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston