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defeated

adjective as in beaten

Strongest matches

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Caruso — who defeated Bass in the Palisades by wide a margin in the 2022 mayoral election — smiled and waved at her from the front of the room as the audience clapped.

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That looked to be in serious doubt a year ago when Labour swept to power at Westminster having comprehensively defeated the SNP in a national election for the first time in 14 years.

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Netanyahu had promised Hamas would not only be defeated but also vanquished, with its arsenal removed.

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Remember last fall when they defeated the San Diego Padres in a tense five-game fight before cruising to the title?

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The Panthers, who defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 in Tuesday’s Game 6 to repeat as champions, don’t exactly shy away from their scrappy reputation.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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