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they defeated their archrivals easily and moved into the next round of the play-offs
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Recent Examples of defeated
Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
In nonplayoff action, Ben Chen rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns as Westford Academy defeated Newton South, 33-13.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Hawley defeated New Life in two sets back on September 20 and showed off its dominance again to open the state semifinal.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
In league, Buena Park defeated Woodbridge 22-14.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Trump has claimed to have defeated the surge of inflation seen under Biden, but data paints a different picture.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 7 Nov. 2025
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
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
Tuchel came to Monaco for a meeting with United’s leaders two weeks after the FA Cup final, in which Ten Hag’s side outsmarted and defeated Manchester City for a momentous win.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2025
Verb
The first turned a fourth-quarter fumble into a 59-yard score when Achane burst through a tired, and seemingly defeated Buffalo defensive front and outsprinted the Bills’ entire secondary to the end zone.
—Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
In nonplayoff action, Ben Chen rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns as Westford Academy defeated Newton South, 33-13.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Hawley defeated New Life in two sets back on September 20 and showed off its dominance again to open the state semifinal.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
In league, Buena Park defeated Woodbridge 22-14.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Trump has claimed to have defeated the surge of inflation seen under Biden, but data paints a different picture.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 7 Nov. 2025
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
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
Tuchel came to Monaco for a meeting with United’s leaders two weeks after the FA Cup final, in which Ten Hag’s side outsmarted and defeated Manchester City for a momentous win.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defeated
Adjective
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Team members in the McLaren garage celebrated the team's championship victory with much enthusiasm, while Piastri was seen attending media duties, looking dejected.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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Maeve ends up turning Sam into the police, exhausted, dejected, and utterly defeated.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Mamdani overcame on the campaign trail to become NYC's next mayor.—
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FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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After the win, Gilgeous-Alexander shared the minor adversity that the team overcame after falling behind early in this contest.—
Ricardo Sandoval,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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People should be more excited and less dispirited about artificial intelligence, according to billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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Another resident, Matt Fontenot, described a dispirited town that spent the week on edge.—
Alexandra Koch , Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Jonathan Bailey has mastered the art of capturing hearts.—
Julie Jordan,
PEOPLE,
4 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
Adjective
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Amby is disconsolate on the drive home.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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As Wilshere and his players greeted the Norwich fans, across the Riverside pitch, Michael Carrick and his Middlesbrough squad were conducting a disconsolate lap of appreciation in a largely emptied stadium.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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
Adjective
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Developers are taking an extended break from a slumping San Diego area office market beset by empty space, depressed demand and high construction costs.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Real wages remain depressed and economic growth has stalled.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The discussion came as Robinhood posted third quarter results that beat analyst expectations for both revenue and earnings.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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That figure, which is provided by payrolls processing company ADP, beat the Dow Jones consensus estimate for an increase of 22,000.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Defeated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defeated. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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