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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bestridden
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In Tennessee, Vrabel’s defenses straddled league average most years.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025 -
Unlike previous starts this season, Verlander wouldn’t be straddled with a no decision due to a lack of offense.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
31 Aug. 2025
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Emilie Schleer, a 37-year-old mother of two, spoke of the brazen break-in that occurred at her South End home in July, when a homeless woman squatted in her residence while her family was away for the weekend.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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She’s squatted on her heels within a tight copse of five or six stones leaning like dolmens, chin on chest as if an engrossing thing lies between her feet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Bestridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestridden. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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