beat back
phrasal verb
beat back; beaten back or beat back; beating back; beats back
: to force (someone) to go back or to retreat by fighting
Our troops were beaten back by enemy forces.
Police used batons to beat the protesters back.
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The rules promise to beat back the deluge of fake reviews on e-commerce sites and social media.
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Michael Kan, PCMAG, 22 Oct. 2024
In the May primary, Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), another committee chair, beat back a challenger who criticized his support for Ukraine aid.
—Alec Dent, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
In April, Musk seemed to beat back concerns that Tesla was losing its EV edge by insisting autonomy and robotics would live at the center of Tesla’s mission.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2024
His address was posted on X on the same day that footage circulated of Israeli soldiers briefly raising their flag in a Lebanese border village, fuelling Lebanese fears that Israel intends to occupy territory, not just attempt to beat back Hezbollah.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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Michael Kan, PCMAG, 22 Oct. 2024
In the May primary, Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), another committee chair, beat back a challenger who criticized his support for Ukraine aid.
—Alec Dent, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
In April, Musk seemed to beat back concerns that Tesla was losing its EV edge by insisting autonomy and robotics would live at the center of Tesla’s mission.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2024
His address was posted on X on the same day that footage circulated of Israeli soldiers briefly raising their flag in a Lebanese border village, fuelling Lebanese fears that Israel intends to occupy territory, not just attempt to beat back Hezbollah.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Beat back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%20back. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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