1
as in defeated
to achieve a victory over
finally mastered her longtime opponent at chess
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as in learned
to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in
I think I've mastered algebra at last
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Recent Examples of mastered
In other words, Kershaw has mastered the art of run prevention.
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Wayne G. McDonnell, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
When Takeshi had mastered math, his father invited other local kids to their house for tutoring.
—Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Throughout his life, Jude Law has mastered the role of younger brother.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Within the first two hours online, high-level fighting players had already seemingly mastered the game’s beginner-friendly systems and begun using the easily executable combos to dominate the scene, air juggling hapless newbies into oblivion.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
More so than other celebrities, Lizzo had mastered the art of responding and repairing.
—Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
Hoffman makes Ari all zingers and bluster, clearly masking an internal roiling in his brain, while Feldman has mastered the tightly wound nerd.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Hunter mastered both ends of the field in college, but the National Football League is a different beast.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The brainy humanoid also mastered sorting packages on assembly lines in June.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Wayne G. McDonnell, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
When Takeshi had mastered math, his father invited other local kids to their house for tutoring.
—Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Throughout his life, Jude Law has mastered the role of younger brother.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Within the first two hours online, high-level fighting players had already seemingly mastered the game’s beginner-friendly systems and begun using the easily executable combos to dominate the scene, air juggling hapless newbies into oblivion.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
More so than other celebrities, Lizzo had mastered the art of responding and repairing.
—Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
Hoffman makes Ari all zingers and bluster, clearly masking an internal roiling in his brain, while Feldman has mastered the tightly wound nerd.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Hunter mastered both ends of the field in college, but the National Football League is a different beast.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The brainy humanoid also mastered sorting packages on assembly lines in June.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mastered
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In 2013, Liverpool defeated runners-up Bristol Academy to top the table by five points.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Before the recent defeat to LAFC, Real Salt Lake defeated Sporting KC 2-1 behind goals scored by Diego Luna and Alexandros Katranis.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Sep. 2025
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Police learned that Sandeen was in a hangar at Rush City Regional Airport.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
20 Sep. 2025
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Cáceres knew her work was dangerous and, from a young age, Zúñiga learned to take her safety seriously amid fears of kidnapping.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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New York overcame strong winds and a five-run lead by the Chicago Cubs to win Tuesday night’s showdown.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Beyond fusion reactor walls Pan Hongtao, a researcher at the Institute of Plasma Physics, said the team overcame materials, sensors, and control systems hurdles to build the platform.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Sep. 2025
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The refinement of his technique and the discipline of his eyes got better as the game went along.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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Then, as those kids grew up and, inevitably, got sentimental about their childhood, the diner adopted a standard set of surface-level signifiers and effectively turned itself into a nostalgia factory.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
22 Sep. 2025
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Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger conquered DWTS season 10 with Derek Hough, and she's been unstoppable ever since.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Sep. 2025
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But the filming may have started way before the Eras Tour conquered the globe.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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The frightening reality is that the true cause of GBS is not fully understood.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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The framework is understood to mean that a new company will be created, one where ByteDance will retain a stake of under twenty per cent.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
20 Sep. 2025
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Following two days of offensive silence and two Jays losses, Chris Bassitt took control of the playlist ahead of Sunday’s game.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Fearing for his safety, Keele immediately took her then-21-year-old son to West Springs Hospital in Grand Junction.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
22 Sep. 2025
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Republican businessman Jason Dickerson beat Democrat Debra Shigley in the Tuesday runoff after no candidate in a seven-person field won a majority to take the seat outright in August.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Cleveland’s magical run continued Tuesday night, as the Guardians rallied to beat Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers 5-2 and forge a tie for first place in the AL Central.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Mastered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mastered. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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