pummeled

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to hit someone or something repeatedly, especially with your fists (= closed hands):

The boxer had pummelled his opponent into submission by the end of the fourth round.

to defeat someone easily at a sport:

They were pummelled in the second round.

to hit someone or something repeatedly, esp. with your fists:

She hates watching boxers pummel and be pummeled in the ring.

fig. The region was pummeled by its second storm in less than a week.