defeated

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City produced two of their best performances of the season when they defeated Arsenal 2-0 at Wembley and thumped Liverpool 4-0 in the FA Cup at the weekend.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Sindarov, who defeated world No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura, was one of only five players to earn grandmaster title before age 13.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Seeing him in such a defeated posture came as no surprise.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

And as defeated as Day felt, he knew she didn’t truly want to quit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

But using her hands as planes, Lilya was able to describe the maneuvering of their aerial dogfight blow by blow, and the German pilot had to admit that this novice fighter had defeated him.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein