as in defeats
failure to win a contest
our team's most recent plastering is just plain sad
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Between 2012 and 2017, Nadal suffered seven shock defeats at Grand Slams before the quarterfinals.
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At one point in the 1980s, a local news article reported that the district attorney’s office had suffered nine trial defeats in a row.
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Monday’s game will be the Sparks’ first contest since consecutive blowout losses, 125-97 to Toronto on June 25 and 111-87 to Indiana on June 27.
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The Sox found a way to bounce back after back-to-back walk-off losses.
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Withstanding territorial beatings from rival lions.
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According to prosecutors, who cited testimony and evidence at McCue's trial, the children allegedly suffered severe beatings and were forced to wear shock collars and stand naked on cinder blocks for hours or sometimes days at a time.
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The fair has already seen a series of setbacks that include cancellations from artists on the lineup, sparse crowds, electricity issues and even melted ice cream.
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But for many of the organization’s other pitching prospects in recent seasons, injury setbacks have been especially difficult to overcome.
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“Plasterings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plasterings. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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