as in to repel
to drive back
the defense managed to beat off those offensive players who were taking shots at the goalie
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Recent Examples of beat off
Happiness beat off competition from second place The Flaws, an absurdist comedy for ZDF that won the official competition at the same fest.
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Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose gets a lot of notice for its athletics programs, but the Monarchs are proving to be the team to beat off the sports fields, too.
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Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
He regularly gets beat off the bounce by quicker players.
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Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
The dogs had driven the woman into the surf before a tourist came to her rescue, beating off the dingoes.
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CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP What To Know Obama beat off stiff competition from the likes of David Attenborough and Tom Hanks to win the Outstanding Narrator prize for his narration of the five-part Netflix series Our Oceans, which examines marine life across the world's oceans.
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Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Breathing problems which sent my heart beat off the charts.
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David Velasco,
Harpers Magazine,
18 Dec. 2023
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose gets a lot of notice for its athletics programs, but the Monarchs are proving to be the team to beat off the sports fields, too.
—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
He regularly gets beat off the bounce by quicker players.
—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
The dogs had driven the woman into the surf before a tourist came to her rescue, beating off the dingoes.
—
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP What To Know Obama beat off stiff competition from the likes of David Attenborough and Tom Hanks to win the Outstanding Narrator prize for his narration of the five-part Netflix series Our Oceans, which examines marine life across the world's oceans.
—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Breathing problems which sent my heart beat off the charts.
—
David Velasco,
Harpers Magazine,
18 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beat off
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Earlier Friday, the Ukrainian military's General Staff reported repelling 24 Russian assaults near Kostyantynivka and other settlements.
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Body on the line 💪 But that was not the Wan-Bissaka who repelled Rashford’s attacking threat as England toiled at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
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The Ground Above, her follow-up to 2022’s Weather Alive, resists the tacit assumption that an artist’s catalogue should walk a straight line.
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Ask for the dressing on the side, or resist ordering the extra ranch dip or heavily marinated meat.
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The 20-second clip concluded with Lacob turning away from Dunleavy and throwing up his arms in apparent exasperation.
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In the fifth minute of extra time Messi got deep into the box and his first shot was initially turned away by an Austrian defender.
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Lionel Messi is turning back the clock and adding to the record books again.
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Climbing parties on the Normal Route had turned back earlier in the day.
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Plenty of people bought it, plenty were repulsed by it.
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Spearmint and peppermint plants are particularly effective insect repellents, but many other plants in the mint family can also be used to repulse flies, including pennyroyal and lemon balm.
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A week after a trio of dramatic wins by left-leaning congressional candidates in New York against incumbents and establishment picks, Bennet is trying to stave off Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, who has outraised him and is surging in polls.
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During his tenure Thomas also successfully staved off a hostile takeover.
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