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well-beaten

[wel beet-uhn]

adjective

  1. soundly or decisively defeated, as in a game or match.

  2. walked or traveled by many people.

  3. thoroughly mixed or blended using a whisk or eggbeater.



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Scotland's spirit was never snuffed out and Rhona Lloyd crossed on the final play, after good work by opposite wing Fran McGhie, to ensure the well-beaten underdogs went out on a high.

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Seventh-seeded Vondrousova missed the Adelaide tune-up event with a hip injury and struggled on serve throughout, hitting seven double faults as she was well-beaten by the world No. 93-ranked player.

Scotland were underdogs to escape their pool, and having been well-beaten by South Africa and Ireland, Townsend says his side must learn from the chastening experience after a third group-stage exit in four tournaments.

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Substitute Tom Cairney’s long shot hit the crossbar and the ball bounced on to the back of the well-beaten Foderingham and into the net as Fulham took a 2-1 lead in bizarre circumstances.

But would you rather watch a side probably being constantly well-beaten in the group stages of the Champions League or play decent football and go on a Europa League run well past Christmas?

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well-balancedWell begun is half done