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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
Watching Nate slowly meet consequences in beatings from mobsters, while Cassie could barely muster concern, was Levinson succeeding at gallows humor.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Police stopped the violence there that night, but more racist beatings and looting erupted downtown.
—USA Today, 2 June 2026
Activists accused Israeli forces of mistreatment in detention, describing beatings, tasers and attack dogs.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Eye contact often led to beatings.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Sources familiar with the investigation said gang leaders forced inmates to vote for González-Colón or face brutal beatings, or be cut off from the drugs they were addicted to.
—Raquel Rutledge, ProPublica, 26 May 2026
About 150 cops were hospitalized after brutal beatings by those criminal rioters.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
And then there were the beatings.
—Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 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
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Police stopped the violence there that night, but more racist beatings and looting erupted downtown.
—USA Today, 2 June 2026
Activists accused Israeli forces of mistreatment in detention, describing beatings, tasers and attack dogs.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Eye contact often led to beatings.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Sources familiar with the investigation said gang leaders forced inmates to vote for González-Colón or face brutal beatings, or be cut off from the drugs they were addicted to.
—Raquel Rutledge, ProPublica, 26 May 2026
About 150 cops were hospitalized after brutal beatings by those criminal rioters.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
And then there were the beatings.
—Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beatings
Noun
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Those pulses can deter or disrupt seizures.—
Marina Kopf,
NBC news,
27 May 2026
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As normal energy barriers usually block hopfions from forming, the team used ultra-fast femtosecond laser pulses to shock the spin system out of equilibrium.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
26 May 2026
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But tariff collections have begun to fall since the legal defeats.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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James Morrison and Kenny Miller scoring terrific individual goals in defeats to the English at Wembley.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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One person alone isn’t indicative of UCLA’s wins or losses, Inouye-Perez says.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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All are useful, all are partial, and none reverse the country’s losses.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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On Marcriá, RaiNao expands her range, threading her island’s bomba and plena music through bassy reggaeton beats and orchestration.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
29 May 2026
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Hacks has often followed the beats of a romantic comedy, sometimes to its detriment.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 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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Putin has increasingly faced setbacks on the battlefield as a Ukrainian drone strike campaign disrupts critical logistics routes and public support at home wanes.—
Jane Lytvynenko,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
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One of the most frightening setbacks came when Asher developed an MRSA bloodstream infection that originated in his port — the device connected to his heart that allows doctors to administer treatment.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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“Beatings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beatings. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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