beat back
verb
beat back; beaten back or beat back; beating back; beats back
: to force (someone) to go back or to retreat by fighting
Our troops were beaten back by enemy forces.
Police used batons to beat the protesters back.
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Harry Potter beats back evil yet again, this time as an adult.
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Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 22 June 2026
Missouri Republican lawmakers, however, have moved quickly to beat back potential restrictions.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
In 2023, the councilmember decisively beat back a recall attempt funded by Santa Ana’s police union and apartment owners who didn’t like her unabashedly progressive views in a city where centrist Democrats have dominated politics for decades and lefty ones were long ostracized.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Videos on social media show officers in riot gear deploying tear gas and using batons to beat back the demonstrators.
—ABC News, 6 June 2026
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Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 22 June 2026
Missouri Republican lawmakers, however, have moved quickly to beat back potential restrictions.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
In 2023, the councilmember decisively beat back a recall attempt funded by Santa Ana’s police union and apartment owners who didn’t like her unabashedly progressive views in a city where centrist Democrats have dominated politics for decades and lefty ones were long ostracized.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Videos on social media show officers in riot gear deploying tear gas and using batons to beat back the demonstrators.
—ABC News, 6 June 2026
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“Beat back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%20back. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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