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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
Once there, the complaint says, he was thrust into CECOT and subjected to physical beatings, psychological abuse, inhumane conditions and isolation from family and attorneys.
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Other kids in the household also had been physically abused, including a 10-year-old girl who withstood routine beatings with a belt over a 22-month period, Lake County authorities discovered.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
She was granted three emergency protective orders and sought medical attention for injuries sustained during a rape and multiple beatings.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
The violence came as Israel’s government presses ahead with new settlements in the West Bank and attacks by settlers — including arsons, shootings and beatings — have intensified as attention shifts to the Iran war.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Rosa Estrada, the victim’s mother, pleaded guilty to child abuse charges in her daughter’s beatings and was sentenced in February 2024 to six years in state prison.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
The suspects — identified as Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, Saidakrami Murodali Rachabalizoda, Shamsidin Fariduni and Muhammadsobir Fayzov — appeared in a Russian court showing signs of severe beatings.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
If the rocks fell, the beatings grew worse.
—Mark Banchereau The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
Attorneys representing inmates there said the facility’s culture of violence and inattentiveness led to two suicides and at least 10 severe beatings and stabbings in its final year of operation.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Other kids in the household also had been physically abused, including a 10-year-old girl who withstood routine beatings with a belt over a 22-month period, Lake County authorities discovered.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
She was granted three emergency protective orders and sought medical attention for injuries sustained during a rape and multiple beatings.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
The violence came as Israel’s government presses ahead with new settlements in the West Bank and attacks by settlers — including arsons, shootings and beatings — have intensified as attention shifts to the Iran war.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Rosa Estrada, the victim’s mother, pleaded guilty to child abuse charges in her daughter’s beatings and was sentenced in February 2024 to six years in state prison.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
The suspects — identified as Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, Saidakrami Murodali Rachabalizoda, Shamsidin Fariduni and Muhammadsobir Fayzov — appeared in a Russian court showing signs of severe beatings.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
If the rocks fell, the beatings grew worse.
—Mark Banchereau The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
Attorneys representing inmates there said the facility’s culture of violence and inattentiveness led to two suicides and at least 10 severe beatings and stabbings in its final year of operation.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beatings
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Noninvasive devices for treating headaches deliver gentle pulses of electricity to certain places on the neck or ear where the vagus nerve is very close to the surface of the skin.—
Elizabeth Riley,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
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The scientists used high frequency ultrasound pulses to extract the TRPM8 from human embryonic kidney cells without damaging the cells’ environment.—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
25 Mar. 2026
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In the wake of Republican defeats in a string of special elections − including a Democratic victory in the Florida state house race to represent the president's home district − the record-setting protests were one more omen of upheaval ahead in November's midterm elections.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Two of America’s largest tech companies suffered stunning defeats in court this week, sustaining early jolts in what could prove to be a seismic shift in how social media operates amid a new landscape of legal risk.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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The analysis, released Friday by the California Department of Insurance and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, found that meeting wildfire safety standards for roughly 30,000 homes within the Eaton and Pacific Palisades burn areas would significantly cut average annual losses.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Corona del Mar’s boys volleyball team recently suffered a couple of losses in the Sunset League.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
31 Mar. 2026
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Fetal heart rate measured at 156 beats per minute.—
Emily Brindley
Health Reporter,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The plot centered on a choice between ambition and friendship, and the emotional beats hold up years later.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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In September, a photo showing an enslaved man's scarred back from whippings was removed from a national monument in Georgia.—
Aida Mogos,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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The earliest depictions of slavery were already crawling with the terrible proceedings the Gothic tends to depict, from bloody whippings to family curses to the wrathful wraiths of the slain enslaved.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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Of those seven losses, setbacks against Dallas and Chicago (while both were still trying to win) and Milwaukee could at least be rationalized.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Despite these very public setbacks, the U-2 became a hidden success story and a major player during the Cold War.—
David Szondy
March 29,
New Atlas,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Beatings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beatings. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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