as in masters
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 bests
Prior to last season, his career bests in starts for a season was two with Dallas in 2022.
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Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
The towers are also able to reach a capacity factor of about 32%, which bests that of flat panels, which come in around 22%.
—New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
And China now bests the United States in 57 out of 64 critical and emerging technologies, per a 2024 study.
—Mircea Geoană, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
The new figure, which bests Monday’s $605 million jackpot, is already the 13th largest prize in the history of Powerball.
—Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
The towers are also able to reach a capacity factor of about 32%, which bests that of flat panels, which come in around 22%.
—New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
And China now bests the United States in 57 out of 64 critical and emerging technologies, per a 2024 study.
—Mircea Geoană, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
The new figure, which bests Monday’s $605 million jackpot, is already the 13th largest prize in the history of Powerball.
—Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bests
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From basic fraud claims and partnership disputes to the more esoteric involving combustion turbines, citrus canker or automobile line recalls or land use development issues, Waldman masters the material and, time and again, has delivered big-time results for his clients.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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Stylist Chrissy Rasmussen masters the layered medium-length look on clients.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
20 Dec. 2025
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Learning from losing Anthony Edwards is stealing the superpowers of whoever defeats him.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The only defeats the Raiders have this year were at the prestigious Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas just before Christmas, the second out-of-state trip the team took in December following a weekend jaunt to Arizona for a couple of games earlier in the month.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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LithSonic overcomes this challenge by using supersonic flow, similar to the conditions inside a rocket engine, to achieve ultra-rapid cooling through a process known as shock quenching.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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After a sluggish start, Texas overcomes a 14-point deficit to tie the game before OU's Xzayvier Brown hits a 3-pointer to give his team the halftime lead.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
31 Jan. 2026
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When the sun sinks below the horizon, nothing beats the retro pleasure of a movie under the twinkling stars.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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However, Hostwinds beats HostArmada by offering Linux and Windows server OS options, giving you more flexibility.—
Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
8 Mar. 2026
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Advice columnist Carolyn Hax takes your comments and questions most Fridays about life, family, relationships and more.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Divers have to carefully chisel each coral from the seabed by hand and bring it to the surface, which takes a lot of time and labor.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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They're initially separated, because of John's military job that took him away from his family for so long, but their expedition brings them closer again, reminding them that love conquers all – even when you're lost in space.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Cruise down Market Street—skimming past buzzing tech hubs—while your autonomous vehicle conquers steep hills and tight turns with uncanny precision.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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For now, iSales is a 50-person team mostly based in Shanghai’s Pudong district, where Pan said the startup gets free office space courtesy of the local government, along with subsidies to use Chinese AI models.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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The operation will curtail oil shipments from Iran to China, which gets 90 percent of its oil from Tehran.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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Mike elects to go out on his own, and thus Money dispatches the mangy-looking kill machine Orman (Barry Keoghan; bleach-blond hair plus exposed roots = sociopath) to intercept Mike’s next job and take him down.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2026
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And then there’s the self-serving Ghoul, who dispatches with anyone who gets in his way.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Bests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bests. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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