1
: damaged or worn down by hard use
a battered old hat
a battered truck
2
: injured by repeated blows
the victim's battered body
a boxer's battered face
3
: subjected to repeated physical abuse
providing help for battered wives/children
… the store turned into an impromptu women's crisis center, where battered women and mothers trying to rescue their daughters from abusive dads gravitated.—
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The exemptions were a rare piece of good news for the battered financial markets, and U.S. stocks closed higher Monday.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2025
Here’s a great piece from this past week: Benito Flores has parked his battered, pale yellow Dodge Ram van on the narrow street in El Sereno outside his one-bedroom duplex.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Last November, Hezbollah was forced to agree to a humiliating cease-fire, and although the Israeli air force continues to strike the group’s targets in southern Lebanon (and, last week, in Beirut), the battered organization has yet to respond.
—Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 7 Apr. 2025
February may turn out worse for the battered industry.
—David Axe, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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John Bacon, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2025
Here’s a great piece from this past week: Benito Flores has parked his battered, pale yellow Dodge Ram van on the narrow street in El Sereno outside his one-bedroom duplex.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Last November, Hezbollah was forced to agree to a humiliating cease-fire, and although the Israeli air force continues to strike the group’s targets in southern Lebanon (and, last week, in Beirut), the battered organization has yet to respond.
—Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 7 Apr. 2025
February may turn out worse for the battered industry.
—David Axe, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Battered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battered. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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