Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brained
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Banfield stabbed his wife, according to prosecutors.—
Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
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On Monday night last week, a man and woman were stabbed on the platform for the 69th Street Red Line stop.—
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Vecna gets speared, the monster goes down, the creepy heart stops beating and everyone's alive!—
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The knife remains in the dominant hand, poised to cut when necessary or push food that can’t be speared atop the fork’s overturned tines.—
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Contreras, 33, clubbed 20 homers and set a career high in RBIs (80) in 135 games for the Cardinals last season, his first as a full-time first baseman.—
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Reigns speared Paul, who had clubbed his opponents with brass knuckles.—
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Kickboxing robots flailed wildly before falling over, and some sprinters crashed into rivals.—
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On Sunday, Merrill flailed at two sliders in the dirt from Tyler Glasnow before looking at a third down the middle for strike three to strand a runner in the first inning.—
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Trump has also repeatedly lashed out over the state’s incarceration of Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of state felonies related to her attempts to prove discredited election conspiracies shared by the president.—
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The California economy was lashed all year by tumult in Hollywood, which has been hit by a slowdown in filming as well as media and entertainment industry consolidation.—
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While eating at the restaurant with her parents, Black begged for her own tasty drink and the bartender whipped one up, naming it after her.—
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Oversized boards and platters layered with cheeses, charcuterie, fresh produce, whipped butters and compotes serve as both menu and décor, encouraging guests to snack, wander, and eat at their own pace.—
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Team engineers have been beavering away, clawing back downforce slashed in the new rule definitions for how cars need to look and behave.—
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Police said the 30-year-old victim was stabbed in the back and slashed in the neck.—
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The Giants followed that up by getting thrashed by the Eagles in Philadelphia this past Sunday.—
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And that all came into play in Game 1, as the Jays thrashed the Los Angeles Dodgers, 11-4, at a raucous Rogers Centre on Friday night.—
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“Brained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brained. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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