as in exhausted
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
felt beaten after three months of 90-hour workweeks
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as in battered
to strike repeatedly
they attacked and beat him, but fortunately he'll be fine
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as in gotten
to achieve a victory over
she always beats everyone at checkers, but she's not as good at chess
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as in surpassed
to be greater, better, or stronger than
this new animated feature sure beats everything else that's ever been done in animation
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as in pulsed
to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner
the patient's heart beats roughly 60 times per minute
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as in fluttered
to move or cause to move with a striking motion
the bird's wings beat strongly as it soared in the air
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as in baffled
to prevent from achieving a goal
you beat me to it
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as in forged
to shape with a hammer
the medieval artisans who beat iron into exquisite swords
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as in burnt
to shine with a bright harsh light
the tropical sun beat down on our heads without mercy
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as in drummed
to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically
beat the drum in a marching rhythm
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as in puzzled
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
it beats me how that slipup happened
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as in escaped
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness
he spends all of his time trying to beat the system
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as in pounded
to reduce to fine particles
years of pounding had beaten the pebbles to a fine dust
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as in cheated
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
the screenwriter has filed a lawsuit, accusing the production company of beating him out of his share of the film's net profits
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Recent Examples of beaten
Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
Chee mashes the kernels with beaten egg, salt and a flourish of sugar that brings the flavor into focus but leaves no trace of sweetness.
—Ligaya Mishan Esther Choi, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2022
Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
The only team Jacksonville has beaten since Week 7 is Tennessee (twice).
—Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Remove and discard plastic wrap from rolls, and gently brush tops of rolls with some of the beaten egg.
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If the Steelers beat the Bengals and the Ravens beat the Browns, Pittsburgh will go on the road to face Stroud once again.
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Everyone is exhausted and tapped out financially from the holidays and nobody wants to party or buy gifts.—
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The 50-year-old retired cop is thirsty and exhausted, and his attempts to spark a campfire using a ferro rod have failed miserably.—
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Because even with the defense being battered Monday, Detroit’s forward group is intact.—
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And Hezbollah is battered after fighting Israel in Lebanon.—
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Mega Millions has hit and surpassed the $1 billion mark six times in the game's history, according to Mega Millions.—
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Nordstrom did report a third-quarter drop in net earnings, but there were increases in operating profits and sales revenues that surpassed Wall Street expectations.—
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That close bond was forged in the mid-1970s when Carter, then the first lady of Georgia, hosted Ford, then the first lady of the country, at the governor's mansion.—
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In 1990, Bush had forged a formidable 42-country coalition to liberate Kuwait following Iraq's unprovoked invasion.—
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Oklahoma went into Knoxville and barely escaped with a win over Tennessee.—
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Like police officers who protected them, lawmakers who were in the Capitol during the attack have a visceral reaction to the pardon talk, having barely escaped a mob that seemed determined to do them harm.—
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My heartbeat pounded in my ears, drowning out the anticipatory purr of two ambulance engines idling nearby.—
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Fieri’s tenders are wide and flat, resembling pounded and breaded chicken cutlets.—
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Congressman/Senator/President Lyndon Baines Johnson was a monstrous piece of work who cheated his way to power from his teens on.—
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They felt cheated because rather than pay off the debt, Germany defaulted.—
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In the skincare world, the best retinol serums are put on a pedestal, touted for their ability to breathe new life into tired, aging skin.—
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Research has also found long-term exposure can result in anemia, which can leave patients feeling weak and tired; a low white blood cell count, which debilitates the immune system; and a low platelet count, which leads to excessive bleeding and bruising.—
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“Beaten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beaten. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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