Defeats
Win is an antonym for defeats in topics: overthrow, frustrate, frustration, conquer in military manner.
Win
Win noun - An instance of defeating an enemy or opponent.
Both words in one sentence
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Mango defeats a bunch of monsters, and after that she gets a Final Fantasy win messages, complete with the Final Fantasy VII win fanfare.
Source: Webcomic / Dragon Mango - He even admits that eventually Elan or someone else will take him out, but that could take years and in the meantime he'll be living it up; for every plucky hero that eventually defeats The Empire, the Empire has to win first or there's nothing to defeat.
Source: Jerkass Has a Point -
The villain Garland can only win if he defeats you in his first battle, and you can only win if you beat him in the final battle—each of which has turned out the same way thousands of times already.
Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy I
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