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done down

verb

past participle of do down, British

as in overcome

to achieve a victory over you'll do her down at cards, but she'll probably win at croquet

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Recent Examples of done down But he's got 76 strikeouts in 52 1/3 innings, and Guerrero was demonstrating the entire club's belief that the righty can get the job done down the stretch. — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025

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However, the proposal faces a steep procedural obstacle in the Senate, where most legislation needs 60 votes to invoke cloture and overcome a filibuster.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
To overcome this, scientists are exploring optical wireless communication options that can complement radio frequencies.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of overcome

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Drake Lindsey tossed three touchdowns in the first half to three different receivers and Minnesota defeated Washington 27-24 on Saturday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
The Orange Order is named after William of Orange, a Protestant prince of Holland who defeated the Catholic King James to take over the British throne in the 17th century.

— Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of defeated

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Defense questions lost cellphone and computer While text messages were recovered from Caleb and Ashley Flynn's phones, none were able to be taken from Botner's devices.

— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
The Sheriff’s Bomb Squad and Navy explosive ordnance disposal unit from Point Mugu responded to the Ojai residence where the device was taken.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of taken

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As referees stopped Charlie Adams’ corner kick to separate a pair of players in the box, Adams whispered for Barea to come closer.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2026
The Cougars were stopped at the UCF 3 on consecutive drives before Overmyer fumbled at the UCF 7 and into the end zone, recovered by the Knights.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of stopped

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The clerk for the Eastern District of Missouri, which issued the federal ruling, said the court had not ordered agents to be dispatched.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
One hour after finding Hamilton dead, police were dispatched to a house near campus and found Strang dead.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of dispatched

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Gerben Hieminga, an energy economist at ING, says Chinese manufacturers can beat European prices by as much as 50%.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
The arrangements have drawn mounting scrutiny, most recently after migrants deported to Equatorial Guinea were held at gunpoint and beaten.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of beaten

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The title hints that the film will follow Aegon the Conqueror, who, along with his sister-wives Visenya and Rhaenys, invaded Westeros and conquered most of the Seven Kingdoms with the help of their dragons, Balerion, Vhagar and Meraxes.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
After consolidating their political power throughout Italy, the Romans conquered most of southern and western Europe and the Mediterranean coastal regions, including North Africa.

— Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026

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