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as in pulses
a rhythmic expanding and contracting
he wears a pacemaker to help maintain a regular beating of his heart
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as in defeats
failure to win a contest
took a beating and ended up in second place
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Recent Examples of beatings
Daily beatings that left people in wheelchairs, with broken teeth, and vomiting blood.
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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Detainees have alleged torture and beatings inside CECOT since their release.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
The beatings became so routine that the Venezuelans scored them on a scale of one to five—the higher the number, the worse the treatment.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
According to Cristosal, many of those that died under custody since the crackdown began lost their lives due to untreated illnesses, such as kidney failure caused by dehydration, or internal injuries from beatings.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
These violations, perpetrated primarily against Ukrainian prisoners of war, include genital violence such as electrocution, beatings and burns to the genitals, and forced stripping and prolonged nudity, used to humiliate and elicit confessions or information.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The beatings took place in the early morning hours of July 26 on the corner of Fourth and Elm Street, outside a local nightclub.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Dozens have died in homicides this year and hundreds have been victims of beatings, muggings and burglaries.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
The young man risked beatings that would end in summary execution for sneaking in extra food to prisoners who were supposed to be the empire’s work-and-starve-to-death slaves.
—Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Detainees have alleged torture and beatings inside CECOT since their release.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
The beatings became so routine that the Venezuelans scored them on a scale of one to five—the higher the number, the worse the treatment.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
According to Cristosal, many of those that died under custody since the crackdown began lost their lives due to untreated illnesses, such as kidney failure caused by dehydration, or internal injuries from beatings.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
These violations, perpetrated primarily against Ukrainian prisoners of war, include genital violence such as electrocution, beatings and burns to the genitals, and forced stripping and prolonged nudity, used to humiliate and elicit confessions or information.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The beatings took place in the early morning hours of July 26 on the corner of Fourth and Elm Street, outside a local nightclub.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Dozens have died in homicides this year and hundreds have been victims of beatings, muggings and burglaries.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
The young man risked beatings that would end in summary execution for sneaking in extra food to prisoners who were supposed to be the empire’s work-and-starve-to-death slaves.
—Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beatings
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The technique uses sequences of laser pulses, effectively software instructions, to manipulate atoms in ways that cancel out environmental interference.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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For decades, scientists have studied brain activity during certain tasks by using electrodes that record electrical pulses from single neurons.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Others losses, like their double-digit defeats of the past two seasons, were perfectly regular.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Both teams are coming off disappointing defeats.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Florida Democrats, weakened by years of losses and fractured messaging, continue to face a shrinking electorate.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Many savers saw losses early in the year, though.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Latin rhythms blend with Caribbean, American, and European beats.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Music supervisor Matt Biffa relishes more than a few needle drops catered to scandalous character beats that only enrich this viewing experience.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
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Now the Braves will be left to regroup this winter after several injury setbacks for their star players.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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After more than 20 years of setbacks, Union Pacific Park in Fullerton is in the final stages of a complete overhaul and should be back open to the public by the end of the year.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Beatings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beatings. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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