brayed

verb

Definition of brayednext
past tense of bray
as in crushed
to reduce to fine particles bray the seeds using a mortar and pestle

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  1. pounded
  2. beat
  3. disintegrated
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  • Washington got pounded by Iowa in its most recent game and managed just 18 points in a loss to Rutgers on the same field where the Bruins nearly doubled that total against the Scarlet Knights.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
  • More strikes pounded Gaza on Saturday.
    Adam Schreck and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of pounded
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  • Hunter Coleman, Menlo School water polo: Coleman, a freshman, scored six goals, stole five passes and drew three exclusions as Menlo beat Santa Cruz 16-6 in the CCS quarterfinals.
    Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • The Smash’s men beat the Nitro’s men in three sets, and the women’s match between those two teams was set to begin at press time.
    Aaron Heisen, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of beat
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  • With that, another Carlson lie disintegrated.
    Brian Stelter, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • However, the super sacks that contained the product had disintegrated.
    Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of disintegrated
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