beat (down)

verb

Definition of beat (down)next
as in to beam

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  1. beam
  2. shine
  3. brighten
  4. enhalo
  5. radiate
  6. light
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  • An unmanned Sceye airship flew from New Mexico to Japan and back, beaming mobile cell service to ordinary phones from the stratosphere.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026
  • But on the piano, laser-beamed into his songcraft, he’s quietly electrified, at seemingly at peace as his tenorous vocal glissando and nimble fingerwork on the piano produce shiveringly tender folk ballads that echo Harry Nilsson and Van Morrison.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of beam
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  • No lights shone from blocks of flats; no sounds of traffic came from any road.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • As for glam, Deutch kept things simple, shining a spotlight on her outfit.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of shine
Verb
  • If those plans were to pass, the fleet could brighten the night sky so much that astronomical observations around the world might become impossible, critics say.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Draperies offer a visual divide, and natural sunlight pours through the windows to brighten the space.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of brighten
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  • These enhaloed the heads of models who led the audience down a garden path in New York’s Marble Cemetery into a romantic realm of fairy tale and fantasy.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2018
Definition of enhalo
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  • One of them was Maggie Bieritz, one of those people who radiates joy and wit.
    — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The jet carries 500,000 times the energy radiated by the sun and explains the mystery of how feeding black holes become such powerful cosmic particle accelerators and generate such high-energy gamma-ray photons.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of radiate
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  • Her complexion was lit-from-within radiant, with the warm pink pigment catching the light across the tops of her cheekbones.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2026
  • June 22-24 – The point and the punch The fuse was lit June 22.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
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“Beat (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beat%20%28down%29. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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