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"team 'a' was beaten/defeated by team 'b'."

hi,
is there any other verb that could be informally used in this sentence, please?
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Hello JC,

1. Team A lost to Team B (normal usage)
2. ...was hammered by... (if the defeat was heavy)
3. ...was thrashed by... (ditto)

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Hello JC,

1. Team A lost to Team B (normal usage)
2. ...was hammered by... (if the defeat was heavy)
3. ...was thrashed by... (ditto)

All the best,

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thanks.
I really didn't know that I could use "lost" in this context.
thanks a lot.
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You're welcome!

It would be fine in formal or informal usage.

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