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defeats

  • plural
    of defeat.
    defeat
    verb (used with object)
    to overcome in a contest, election, battle, etc.; prevail over; vanquish.
  • present tense form
    of defeat (3rd person singular).
    defeat
    verb (used with object)
    to overcome in a contest, election, battle, etc.; prevail over; vanquish.

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Lose Game 2, and the Dodgers will be two defeats from a bitter winter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

“Backpack” defeats “910” to win Fat Bear title.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

This season they sit 12th after 10 matches, with four wins, two draws and four defeats.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Ugly back-to-back defeats have the Los Angeles Chargers off to the first 0-2 start of the legendary coach’s career—and it only becomes more difficult from here.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

After sixteen defeats, Colonel Aureliano Buendía left Guajira with two thousand well-armed Indians and the garrison, which was taken by surprise as it slept, abandoned Riohacha.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez