as in defeated
to achieve a victory over
at last she's bested her card-playing mother at the game of hearts
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Recent Examples of bested
Daniels and new head coach Dan Quinn joined together to lead the Commanders to the NFC Championship game, though they were bested by the Eagles.
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
However, Mikel Arteta’s team journey up to Tyneside to face a Newcastle team who have often bested them at home in recent meetings.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
In the Northeastern Conference, Lizzy Bettencourt recorded 18 kills, 14 digs and nine service points, while Sydney Lynch finished with 13 digs and 13 service points as Peabody (5-3) bested Beverly, 3-0.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Biologist Moncef Mrabet led a trial in which a fava bean endophyte bested a commercial fungicide in protecting potatoes from disease, and other trials have focused on bananas, clover, lettuce, and other crops.
—Anna Marija Helt, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2025
The Chiefs bested the Eagles 38-35 in Super Bowl LVII.
—Mark J. Burns, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Bobby Ballinger, a 31-year-old small business owner from Saint Paul, will look to unseat Bryan King, a Republican from Green Forest, who bested his father in the 2022 Republican Primary.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2025
On my test MacBook Air with a silicon M1 processor, Chrome slightly bested Safari, with a score of 35 compared with 34.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Takaichi, 64, topped the first round of voting in last year’s party leadership election but was bested by Ishiba in the runoff.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
However, Mikel Arteta’s team journey up to Tyneside to face a Newcastle team who have often bested them at home in recent meetings.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
In the Northeastern Conference, Lizzy Bettencourt recorded 18 kills, 14 digs and nine service points, while Sydney Lynch finished with 13 digs and 13 service points as Peabody (5-3) bested Beverly, 3-0.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Biologist Moncef Mrabet led a trial in which a fava bean endophyte bested a commercial fungicide in protecting potatoes from disease, and other trials have focused on bananas, clover, lettuce, and other crops.
—Anna Marija Helt, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2025
The Chiefs bested the Eagles 38-35 in Super Bowl LVII.
—Mark J. Burns, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Bobby Ballinger, a 31-year-old small business owner from Saint Paul, will look to unseat Bryan King, a Republican from Green Forest, who bested his father in the 2022 Republican Primary.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2025
On my test MacBook Air with a silicon M1 processor, Chrome slightly bested Safari, with a score of 35 compared with 34.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Takaichi, 64, topped the first round of voting in last year’s party leadership election but was bested by Ishiba in the runoff.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bested
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In a stunner, Hollis defeated Morgan Pope to win Part 3 of the three-part HOH competition.—
Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Viktor Hovland, who had defeated Henley and Scheffler alongside teammate Robert MacIntyre with a 1-up score, was ruled out of the four-ball due to a neck injury.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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With 2020’s roguelike Hades, Supergiant Games mastered the hypnotic allure of the live-die-repeat cycle by making every attempt have meaning.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Bryant formed one of the elite QB/WR duos with Tony Romo, as the two mastered the back shoulder fade.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Married Matt and Amber Barnett overcame a little bit of jealousy and a lot of credit card debt to cultivate a stable relationship.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Mookie Betts overcame his past October struggles and was their steadiest presence.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Corporate earnings continue to beat expectations, providing enough fuel for the market rally to continue at least until investors parse through third quarter earnings results in the coming months, Teal said.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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The rest—including in May 2023, when Nvidia had the biggest positive earnings surprise a company has ever delivered, beating expectations handily and then offering a quarterly revenue forecast that was $4 billion above expectations—is history.—
Jim Cramer,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Chiefs took a 20-10 lead into halftime and ultimately won 37-20, improving to 2-2 on the season, while Baltimore fell to 1-3.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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Before Springsteen took the microphone, writer/director Scott Cooper shared a story about how his family lost their home in the Palisades Fire in California earlier this year.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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With their wins, those three teams conquered a major challenge on their path toward a second straight College Football Playoff berth.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Today, the incredible deserted ruins of this once-powerful city, perched like a fortified eagle’s nest high in the mountains of southwestern Turkey, can be conquered by anyone willing to make the hike up here.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The shows have been sold out since tickets went on sale in August, and while 30,000 lucky fans for both nights got their hands on tickets, thousands more were left on the outside looking in.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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The bestselling mule also got some colorful updates in polished patent.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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On the morning of 9/11, Scott's company Ladder 118 was dispatched from its firehouse in Brooklyn to respond to the crisis unfolding at the World Trade Center.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Firefighters were dispatched at least 47 times to Altadena during the month of January in response to electrical issues, like wires down or arcing, the Los Angeles County Fire Department data shows.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Bested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bested. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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