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verb

present participle of beat
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as in throbbing
to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner the patient's heart beats roughly 60 times per minute

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Recent Examples of beating
Noun
The last time a president invoked the Armed Forces Act and Insurrection Act in tandem was in 1992, during the riots that engulfed Los Angeles after the acquittal of police officers in the beating of Rodney King. Justin Jouvenal, Arkansas Online, 9 June 2025 Sentencing for two other officers involved in the beating, Emmitt Martin and Desmond Mills Jr., was also set for next week. Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025
Verb
Braxton, a globe-trotting killer for hire, is an ideal foil for Chris — a gleeful, filter-free mercenary who loves luxury goods and beating people up, but who is, like his brother, has been living a free-floating life that lacks meaningful connections. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025 The Bot gets +1 for guessing in three and +1 for beating me. Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beating
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beating
Noun
  • People with heart disease, symptoms such as a fast pulse or heartbeat, shortness of breath, or unusual weakness may indicate a health problem.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
  • Neighborhoods like Barbès-Rochechouart and La Chapelle pulse with the energy of African and Caribbean communities.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • His only loss prior to his UFC 311 setback to Makhachev was a March 2022 unanimous decision defeat to former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos in a 160-pound catchweight battle.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • But at Dodger Stadium on Sunday afternoon, teammate Max Muncy did it twice — hitting two home runs and matching a career high with seven RBIs to lift the Dodgers to a 13-7 defeat of the Washington Nationals, and make Ohtani more of the sideshow in his second pitching start of the season.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
Verb
  • But the unhappy ending is especially head-pounding for Saxon Ratliff (Patrick Schwarzenegger).
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Queen finished with a team-best 17 points, but Maryland frequently settled for outside jumpers instead of pounding the ball inside to Queen and Julian Reese.
    Lindsay Schnell, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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  • Developing a liquid metal layer The extreme conditions within a fusion reactor, where super-heated plasma reaches temperatures exceeding those of the sun, pose a significant challenge to material science.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Winston has continued to provide value in locker rooms despite not exceeding the big expectations that followed the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner to the NFL during his first five seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The company built a retail and residential complex around the county’s Coconut Grove Metrorail station, and Martin also is pitching an incinerator site in western Miami-Dade as an alternative to the Levine Cava plan to rebuild the trash-burning facility in Doral.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
  • President Biden awarded the coveted Medal of Valor on Friday to a pair of heroic FDNY firefighters who ignored intense flames and selflessly raced into danger to save desperate New Yorkers who were trapped in burning buildings.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • As a result, terrorists and rogue states now have a harder time circumventing conventional financial controls.
    Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
  • On December 11, the European Union approved its 15th sanctions package against the Kremlin, targeting entities within Russia and third-party nations that facilitate upgraded military and technological capabilities by circumventing restrictions.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Ah, Gloria Jean’s Coffees must be grinding some java for an adventurous soul looking to try something different than a cup of Brim or Sanka.
    David Petitti, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The first possibility is that everyone tires of a grinding trade war, sues for peace, and reaches new bilateral agreements.
    Kevin Williams, Quartz, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • Lars Baron/Getty Images/Getty Images Europe The ski jumping world remains embroiled in controversy stemming from a cheating scandal that was announced this week, initially involving a few members of the Norwegian team.
    Manuela López Restrepo, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Netflix’s first season of Temptation Island was filled with cheating men, frustrated women, and lots of flashing red lights as folks repeatedly hooked up in an outdoor tent.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025

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