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to achieve a victory over
how humiliating for a tennis champ to be worsted by a player no one had ever heard of
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Recent Examples of worst
H.w. Brands,
Washington Post,
2 Feb. 2023
No wonder: the holidays are perhaps the worst time of the year to strand customers.
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Chris Isidore,
CNN,
1 Feb. 2023
Balloons are a key business driver for Party City, and this cut into sales at the worst time.
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Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2023
Notably, that came at perhaps the worst possible time — the two years leading up to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Khristopher J. Brooks,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2023
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Adjective
And every generation thinks of itself in the superlative: the best, the worst, the most stressed, the most burdened, the most liberated, the most enlightened.
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H.w. Brands,
Washington Post,
2 Feb. 2023
No wonder: the holidays are perhaps the worst time of the year to strand customers.
—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
1 Feb. 2023
Balloons are a key business driver for Party City, and this cut into sales at the worst time.
—
Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2023
Notably, that came at perhaps the worst possible time — the two years leading up to the coronavirus pandemic.
—
Khristopher J. Brooks,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worst
Adjective
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In the meantime, practicing some good nail care habits recommended by the National Psoriasis Foundation can help keep nail psoriasis from getting worse.
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Donovan looked to the four-point deficit with a sense of relief — things could be much, much worse.
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In his most recent outing, Machado Garry bested former UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad in November.
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Gill, 26, had bested German great Manuel Neuer in a penalty shootout in the previous round.
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Even lesser-scale incidents like the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal and the Volkswagen emissions scandal erode trust in the institutions that help make our society possible and push it forward.
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Egypt defeated Australia 4-2 in a penalty-kick shootout Friday after the teams played to a 1-1 tie after 120 minutes in Arlington, Texas.
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The short version is that after defeating the Kilrathi at the climax of Wing Commander 3, Mark Hamill’s Christopher Blair retires to a backwater world to live out a life in peace and obscurity.
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For many women, painful periods are treated as an unfortunate but normal part of life.
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Typically, El Niño is associated with wetter-than-normal conditions during the winter in Southern California.
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The rookie point guard overcame early shooting struggles to lead all scorers with 25 points.
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The telecommunications giant’s fight to end landline service is playing out in the FCC and federal court, amid an underlying battle over how much power the agency has to overcome decisions by states.
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There’s a fleet of school supplies to amass, multiple schedules to master, and a lot of stress—both for my kiddos and on my end.
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Faculty across the country increasingly report spending more time teaching skills that many students once mastered before arriving on campus.
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Emanuel Sharp, Isaiah Stevens and Marquel Sutton led the way as the Kings rallied to beat the Golden State Warriors Blue 91-85 on Sunday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
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Egypt made its way to the round of 16 by beating Australia on penalties.
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“Worst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worst. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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