BEAT (IN) Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

beat (in)

verb

Definition of beat (in)

as in to cut in

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But the dramatic cut in drug production was also due in part to farmers being given alternative crops to the cultivation of opium poppies, De Croo said, noting that funding for such programs had been severely curtailed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
The dot-plot grid of individual members’ expectations, in which Warsh did not participate, narrowly tilted toward one rate hike this year, then a cut in each of the following two years.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 July 2026

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