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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
Each day, they are filled with one-dimensional stories of beatings, stabbing and shootings — all sad accounts of a city in decline.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 May 2026
Trips to detention hearings brought beatings.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Sources familiar with the investigation said gang leaders forced inmates to vote for González-Colón or face brutal beatings and being cut off from a supply of drugs.
—Raquel Rutledge, ProPublica, 8 May 2026
There was physical violence as well — whippings, beatings, even bricks thrown.
—Pamela Chelin, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The offseason of Mark Pope's discontent soldiers on, and the beatings will continue until talent acquisition improves.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Incidents, many caught on video, include shootings, beatings, arson, land destruction, livestock theft and intimidation.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 2 May 2026
The answer doomed him to further beatings—but that was not the point.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Those who ignore or refuse the Mexican Mafia’s rules or orders are often targeted for beatings or even death.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 May 2026
Trips to detention hearings brought beatings.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Sources familiar with the investigation said gang leaders forced inmates to vote for González-Colón or face brutal beatings and being cut off from a supply of drugs.
—Raquel Rutledge, ProPublica, 8 May 2026
There was physical violence as well — whippings, beatings, even bricks thrown.
—Pamela Chelin, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The offseason of Mark Pope's discontent soldiers on, and the beatings will continue until talent acquisition improves.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Incidents, many caught on video, include shootings, beatings, arson, land destruction, livestock theft and intimidation.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 2 May 2026
The answer doomed him to further beatings—but that was not the point.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Those who ignore or refuse the Mexican Mafia’s rules or orders are often targeted for beatings or even death.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beatings
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Lidar systems help autonomous vehicles detect obstacles and map surroundings using pulses of infrared light.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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The connectedness of fashion and art, as well as all of humankind, pulses throughout the show.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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All season long, the Wolves have relied on their resilience to bounce back from embarrassing defeats.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Jake LaRavia, who played in all 82 games for the Lakers during the regular season, simply digressed when asked what the Lakers could have learned from the quartet of defeats.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
3 May 2026
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Until late in the season, Indiana had more losses than any other program in college football history.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Laurel won’t have a Triple Crown contender to offset losses.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
11 May 2026
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Their earliest and biggest target has been Dax, a 32-year-old janitor-turned-rapper from Canada who spits overwrought motivational lyrics over rudimentary beats.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
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Sure, the fight itself is visually choppy and barely supported by the underdeveloped beats that get us there.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 May 2026
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There was physical violence as well — whippings, beatings, even bricks thrown.—
Pamela Chelin,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Michael’s tendency to speak up earned him frequent whippings with his father’s belt.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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Markets have soared and oil prices have dropped over the last week, however, amid anticipation that a deal could be close after weeks of talks and occasional setbacks.—
Peter Nicholas,
NBC news,
10 May 2026
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Following the local election setbacks, the Prime Minister has faced calls to resign or to set a timetable to vacate his leadership position, including from members of his own Labour Party.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
10 May 2026
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“Beatings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beatings. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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