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
Josh Allen and the Bills outduel the Chiefs In a matchup of two of the game’s brightest stars, Bills quarterback Josh Allen bested Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs in the weekend’s highest-profile game, winning 28-21.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
The Game Maker has since been bested (for now), but the midseason finale finds our hero once again in the midst of a potential murderer.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Those figures were bested in 1964 with the reveal of the DB5 Vantage, a variant with engine modifications that primarily consisted of three Weber carburetors.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
Lauren Young provided 10 assists as Beaver bested Pingree 3-0 in NEPSAC action.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
The California team bested UNC 21-18.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Dick Van Dyke‘s reign as the oldest-ever Daytime Emmy winner was short-lived as, just a year after the then-98-year-old actor won, the record was bested by 99-year-old Sir David Attenborough.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers bested the Brewers 3-1 at Dodger Stadium to take a 3-0 lead in the National League Championship Series.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
In the Crew's first two games of the NLCS, at home, they were bested by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
The Game Maker has since been bested (for now), but the midseason finale finds our hero once again in the midst of a potential murderer.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Those figures were bested in 1964 with the reveal of the DB5 Vantage, a variant with engine modifications that primarily consisted of three Weber carburetors.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
Lauren Young provided 10 assists as Beaver bested Pingree 3-0 in NEPSAC action.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
The California team bested UNC 21-18.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Dick Van Dyke‘s reign as the oldest-ever Daytime Emmy winner was short-lived as, just a year after the then-98-year-old actor won, the record was bested by 99-year-old Sir David Attenborough.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers bested the Brewers 3-1 at Dodger Stadium to take a 3-0 lead in the National League Championship Series.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
In the Crew's first two games of the NLCS, at home, they were bested by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bested
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The Blue Jays nearly defeated the Dodgers in Game 6 on Friday night, but the valiant comeback attempt fell short in the ninth inning as Los Angeles was able to turn a game-ending double play.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Spanberger then narrowly defeated Nick Frietas, a Republican member of the House of Delegates, in 2020 to be re-elected.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Most fans of the show have likely been bracing themselves to see how Hemsworth takes on a character Cavill has long mastered.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Few people have mastered the art of quietly luxurious style as well as Gwyneth Paltrow, and a quick scroll through her Instagram page proves it.—
Melony Forcier,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Patrick Mahomes overcame the worst start to a game in his storied career to lead the Kansas City Chiefs to a 28-7 victory over the Washington Commanders on Monday Night Football.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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While reflecting on the special father-son moment, Broderick said his son overcame his nerves.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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During their time together, Wuornos alleged that Mallory raped, beat and sodomized her, according to her testimony, and per the Associated Press.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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After an extra-inning marathon that nearly broke MLB’s record for the longest World Series game, the Toronto Blue Jays rebounded Tuesday night to beat the defending champs, the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-2.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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And last week the Supreme Court took the rare step of asking for additional briefing in that high-profile case.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Other papers in the journal took more specific aim at the theory.—
David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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Deep learning soon conquered speech recognition, translation, image captioning, board games, and even the problem of predicting how proteins will fold.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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And some fears really can be conquered.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
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Alejandro Alba and his son Jayen got front row seats by arriving at 4am, a full seven hours before the parade started.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Prosecutors said that during one visit to the assisted living facility, Fireside got access to the bank account belonging to her mother's boyfriend, then called the bank and guided him on resetting his online information.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Nicholas is dispatched to find the identity of the owner and locate a telephone.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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According to the Cincinnati Fire Department, 37 firefighters were dispatched to the bridge to attempt to rescue him.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Bested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bested. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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