as in to best
to achieve a victory over
how humiliating for a tennis champ to be worsted by a player no one had ever heard of
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Recent Examples of worst
H.w. Brands, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023
No wonder: the holidays are perhaps the worst time of the year to strand customers.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 1 Feb. 2023
Balloons are a key business driver for Party City, and this cut into sales at the worst time.
—Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
Notably, that came at perhaps the worst possible time — the two years leading up to the coronavirus pandemic.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2023
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And every generation thinks of itself in the superlative: the best, the worst, the most stressed, the most burdened, the most liberated, the most enlightened.
—H.w. Brands, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023
No wonder: the holidays are perhaps the worst time of the year to strand customers.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 1 Feb. 2023
Balloons are a key business driver for Party City, and this cut into sales at the worst time.
—Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
Notably, that came at perhaps the worst possible time — the two years leading up to the coronavirus pandemic.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worst
Verb
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In the last five years, the toy company’s share price (BBW) has risen nearly 2,000% – besting even tech companies riding the AI boom like Palantir, Nvidia and Microsoft.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, the Royals nearly bested Aledo, taking the Bearcats to overtime.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In the meantime, practicing some good nail care habits recommended by the National Psoriasis Foundation can help keep nail psoriasis from getting worse.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
13 Feb. 2023
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Donovan looked to the four-point deficit with a sense of relief — things could be much, much worse.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2023
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The Las Vegas Aces defeat the Phoenix Mercury 97-86 to win the championship.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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Summit was 4-1 overall and 3-0 in district play and had won four straight, defeating Mansfield, Burleson, Grapevine and The Colony heading into the game.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Even lesser-scale incidents like the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal and the Volkswagen emissions scandal erode trust in the institutions that help make our society possible and push it forward.—
Lindsey Witmer Collins,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Toronto’s Fred VanVleet appears to be the top target, but Miami’s Kyle Lowry, Utah’s Mike Conley and, perhaps to a lesser extent, Charlotte’s Terry Rozier have been linked to the team at various points.—
Staff Writer
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2023
Verb
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The Rough Riders overcame a furious Arlington Heights rally in the third quarter and used a late goal-line stand to shock the Yellow Jackets in a 50-47 thriller.—
Updated October 10,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Oct. 2025
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Johnson’s familiarity is key to bringing audiences close to Kerr and helps the film overcome its potentially alienating storyline.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Israel then tightened a land-sea-air blockade of the territory, which made normal governance impossible and turned every budget line into a permit request.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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The cells measure nine square meters (nearly 97 square foot), no bigger than normal cells, although residents in this special wing aren’t required to share a cell, typically out of concern for their safety.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Not all of us have the time to master electrical wiring or the budget to hire a Taskrabbit.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
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My protagonist feels similarly sheepish about her inability to master another language.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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Plus, the buttery-soft Nulu fabric truly cannot be beat, whether you’re headed to yoga or gearing up for a long-haul flight.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Oct. 2025
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In May 2025, an independent investigation found that African Parks rangers had raped, beat and tortured indigenous people.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Worst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worst. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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