battered
1 Britishadjective
adjective
Vocabulary lists containing battered
"Heart of Darkness," Vocabulary from the novella
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"My Papa's Waltz"
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The battered Internal Revenue Service shed thousands of enforcement employees—and more taxpayers appear eager to cheat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
The letter, signed by Emma Thompson, Ben Stiller, Javier Bardem and Rose Byrne, argues that the deal would harm an already battered US entertainment industry.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Kendi is an avatar for the battered and bruised fight for racial equality in this country.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
The battered wooden trunk had been in the family for a century -- shifted from attic to barn to garage as it was handed down through the generations.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
My uncle and his old stereo and his army of battered CDs lined up on the kitchen counter, two stacks of cooking pots as bookends.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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