6
beaten(verb, adjective, defeated, excelled)
5
defeated(verb, adjective)
5
outdone(verb, excelled)
4
beat(verb, excelled)
3
overcome(verb, adjective)
3
overpowered
3
overwhelmed
2
bettered
2
exceeded(verb, excelled)
2
excelled(verb, excelled)
2
licked
2
outstripped(verb, excelled)
2
surpassed(verb, excelled)
2
trounced
2
whipped
2
worsted
1
all up with(expression, idiom)
1
capped(verb, excelled)
1
conquered
1
discomfited
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