as in overcoming
to achieve a victory over
they defeated their archrivals easily and moved into the next round of the play-offs
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Recent Examples of defeating
At that point, the Cowboys were well on their way to their second win of the season, defeating the New York Jets 37-22.
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Jon MacHota, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
After defeating Colorado 35-21 on Saturday, TCU sits at 4-1 and 1-1 in the conference two games into its Big 12 slate.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
Fearful of such an outcome, even those who support Your Party’s policies might prefer to vote for Labour as the best shot for defeating the right.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
Those organizations then directed nearly all the money to Keep Florida Clean, a political committee controlled by Uthmeier dedicated to defeating last year’s recreational marijuana ballot initiative.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Princeton lost a close one to San Diego 42-35 to open the year, before defeating Lafayette 38-28 last weekend.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The Carolina Panthers showed promise in Week 3, soundly defeating the Atlanta Falcons.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Holladay, 42, ran against Wing in 2024, with Wing narrowly defeating the Democratic challenger by a margin of 7,541 to 7,255.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2025
This weekend’s Chiefs game — which ended in the Kansas City team defeating the Ravens 37-20 — marked the second match-up Swift has attended this season without being spotted by the usual horde of fans and cameras that used to flock to her on game days.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
Jon MacHota, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
After defeating Colorado 35-21 on Saturday, TCU sits at 4-1 and 1-1 in the conference two games into its Big 12 slate.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
Fearful of such an outcome, even those who support Your Party’s policies might prefer to vote for Labour as the best shot for defeating the right.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
Those organizations then directed nearly all the money to Keep Florida Clean, a political committee controlled by Uthmeier dedicated to defeating last year’s recreational marijuana ballot initiative.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Princeton lost a close one to San Diego 42-35 to open the year, before defeating Lafayette 38-28 last weekend.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The Carolina Panthers showed promise in Week 3, soundly defeating the Atlanta Falcons.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Holladay, 42, ran against Wing in 2024, with Wing narrowly defeating the Democratic challenger by a margin of 7,541 to 7,255.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2025
This weekend’s Chiefs game — which ended in the Kansas City team defeating the Ravens 37-20 — marked the second match-up Swift has attended this season without being spotted by the usual horde of fans and cameras that used to flock to her on game days.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defeating
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The other notable incident of the first half was one person overcoming the tight security measures to reach the pitch.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Leaper Williams, a Lawrence High graduate who started working at KU at 16, emerged as one of KU football’s most recognizable employees through the years, overcoming a development impairment due to anoxia, a lack of oxygen to the brain, at birth.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
8 Oct. 2025
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The pieces are chunky enough for toddler hands, which are still mastering dexterity, to handle with ease.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
8 Oct. 2025
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The satisfaction is in mastering it.—
Iain Macauley,
Robb Report,
8 Oct. 2025
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Oh, 6-0 Georgia Tech’s right on the cusp of the bracket (after beating 2-5 Virginia Tech 35-20)?—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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With a make on the second, Duke won by five, miraculously beating the spread of 4 1/2, per Andrew’s telling.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
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These terrorists are going about on a jihad and conquering territories and renaming them accordingly.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Their methods—ruthless melodic math, brazenly artificial production, and an odd soft spot for reggae rhythms—helped define the world-conquering sound of Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2025
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With a swath of apps taking betting from the casino to one’s pocket, the industry has captured the interest of Gen Z, who saw a 7% year-over-year increase in online sports betting activity as of 2025’s second quarter, TransUnion found in a report released last month.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodriguez have been fantastic all season long and give Seattle two stars that are capable of taking them all the way.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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Moreover, parlay bets are getting more complicated as time goes on, decreasing the chances of winning.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers have not been getting great production from their bullpen so far this postseason.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this month, the city passed an ordinance giving up city dispatching to Phillips County.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Sep. 2025
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Investigators reported that an alarm system alerted ride workers of an issue and prevented the operators from dispatching the ride.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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Right Now Reducing and eventually stopping sugar cravings can take time.—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
10 Oct. 2025
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His dad raced, and Vinson followed in his father’s footsteps beginning at age 14 before eventually stopping to focus on his career as an educator, first as a teacher and coach, then eventually an administrator, principal and now a superintendent.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Defeating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defeating. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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