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  • past tense form of best.
  • past participle of best.

bested



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Its third-quarter guidance for both profit and sales, at the midpoint, also bested forecasts.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

The oysterman and former Marine who bested a popular governor and built a grass-roots network of more than 15,000 supporters in Maine announced he was suspending his campaign on Wednesday night.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

In some benchmarking tests, according to the cybersecurity company Semgrep, GLM-5.2 bested Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.8 model, which was released in May.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

The recent “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” dropped sharply at the domestic box office after its late-May opening, bested by low-budget horror films “Backrooms” and “Obsession.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

“Cecilia is a great competitor and she bested me today. Win or lose, competing here today was bigger than any of my own personal ambitions.”

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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