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clamp down on(verb, expression, overwhelm)
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clean up on(verb, expression, beat, overwhelm)
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clinch a question(expression, confutation)
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clinch an argument(expression, confutation)
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crush one's hope(expression, disappointment)
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cut the ground from under(verb, allow, prevent)
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cut to pieces(verb, expression, beat, overwhelm)
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dash one's hope(expression, disappointment)
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dash one's hopes(expression, failure)
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defeat one's hope(expression, disappointment)
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defeat the purpose(expression, failure)
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disappoint one's hope(expression, disappointment)
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do better than(verb, expression, beat, top)
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do in exterminate(verb, expression, destroy, crush)
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dumfounder astonish(expression, disappointment)
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examine carefully
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fall due
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falsify one's hope(expression, disappointment)
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feather in cap(noun, expression, hit, gain)
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flooding river
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APASmart Define. (2015). defeat thesaurus. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/defeat/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "defeat thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/defeat/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 29, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, defeat thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 29 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/defeat/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "defeat thesaurus" 23 December 2015. Web. 29 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/defeat/thesaurus/synonyms>