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or beat off
as in turned back
to drive back
the defense managed to beat off those offensive players who were taking shots at the goalie
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Recent Examples of beaten off
Happiness beat off competition from second place The Flaws, an absurdist comedy for ZDF that won the official competition at the same fest.
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Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
He regularly gets beat off the bounce by quicker players.
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Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP What To Know Obama beat off stiff competition from the likes of David Attenborough and Tom Hanks to win the Outstanding Narrator prize for his narration of the five-part Netflix series Our Oceans, which examines marine life across the world's oceans.
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Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Breathing problems which sent my heart beat off the charts.
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David Velasco,
Harpers Magazine,
18 Dec. 2023
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
He regularly gets beat off the bounce by quicker players.
—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP What To Know Obama beat off stiff competition from the likes of David Attenborough and Tom Hanks to win the Outstanding Narrator prize for his narration of the five-part Netflix series Our Oceans, which examines marine life across the world's oceans.
—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Breathing problems which sent my heart beat off the charts.
—
David Velasco,
Harpers Magazine,
18 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaten off
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Climbing parties on the Normal Route had turned back earlier in the day.
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After one more rejection by Canada, the ship turned back to Europe.
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Capacity is spoken for before it is built, and the largest buyers on earth are being turned away.
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Federal attorneys say people turned away at the border could come back later, though lines were thousands of people long when the policy was in place before.
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Australia got off the first shot, with Jackson Irvine’s fourth-minute blast deflected over the crossbar by Paraguay’s goalkeeper, Orlando Gill.
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Crépeau's block deflected the ball back to Breel Embolo, who took a second shot.
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In some parts of Mongbwalu, locals have fiercely resisted health responders too.
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However, the Fed has resisted additional rate cuts during the inflation surge this year.
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At the other end, their last line of defence repeatedly repelled Canada.
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It’s often said that pests are repelled by the strong scent of coffee, or that mosquitoes won’t bite and ants won’t be able to navigate by their scent trails if coffee grounds are around.
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“Beaten off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beaten%20off. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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