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be beaten

VERB

go down

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapse crumple decline decrease descend drop pitch plunge reduce sink slump tumble

WEAK

be defeated cave in droop fold founder go under keel lessen make less sag set submerge submerse submit succumb suffer defeat topple

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend expand go up grow increase raise rise strengthen

WEAK

gain

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O'Sullivan holds the record for being the oldest world champion after his most recent success four years ago, aged 46, but that could be beaten in the next week and a half.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Both teams will have to be beaten on their home court in Chatsworth to be denied a trip to Sacramento.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

And the Americans, the team that looked unbeatable, proved that they wouldn’t be beaten.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

The scourge of extortion in Peru, which has risen tenfold in two years, cannot be beaten without a major security overhaul, the prosecutor heading the South American country's fight against organized crime told AFP.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

Dr. Benjamin Rush was, after all, living proof that the disease could be beaten.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

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