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  • noun Plural form of best.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of best.

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Examples

  • It looks like the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode will follow the same general arc as Crazy Quilt's comics career: young Robin bests and inadvertently blinds the criminal artist, so he returns years later with a Robin obsession.

    Robin Goes Up Against Crazy Quilt One More Time 2009

  • It looks like the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode will follow the same general arc as Crazy Quilt's comics career: young Robin bests and inadvertently blinds the criminal artist, so he returns years later with a Robin obsession.

    Archive 2009-05-01 2009

  • USATODAY. com - Notes: Britain bests archrival France

    USATODAY.com - Notes: Britain bests archrival France 2005

  • CD: I suck at "bests" -- which is why I wrote 40,000 blog posts instead of picking the 10 best things on the internet and stopping.

    INTERVIEW: Cory Doctorow 2009

  • CD: I suck at "bests" -- which is why I wrote 40,000 blog posts instead of picking the 10 best things on the internet and stopping.

    Keeping an Eye On... Cory Doctorow Patrick 2009

  • Rather, Joseph Harmes, has put together a rather incredible list of 'bests' - some 126 pages of them in fact - to be found in San Miguel de Allende.

    The Best of San Miguel de Allende 2005 by Joseph Harmes 2005

  • Rather, Joseph Harmes, has put together a rather incredible list of 'bests' - some 126 pages of them in fact - to be found in San Miguel de Allende.

    The Best of San Miguel de Allende 2005 by Joseph Harmes 2005

  • Rather, Joseph Harmes, has put together a rather incredible list of 'bests' - some 126 pages of them in fact - to be found in San Miguel de Allende.

    Cogan's Reviews 1996

  • Filling out your Oscar ballot makes you realize there are no "bests" -- there are simply

    Variety.com 2010

  • We concocted a list of 85 "bests" - from the best restaurant to the best day trip-and urged readers to vote for their favorite person, place or thing in all 85 categories.

    Boise Weekly 2008

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