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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
In July, after months of detention, which included routine beatings and other mistreatment, the men were released to Venezuela in a prisoner exchange.
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Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
On many nights, Tamara would find her grandmother hunched over the kitchen table, poring over trial transcripts in which Erik and Lyle delivered hours of tearful and stomach-churning accounts of beatings, verbal lashings and rape.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
The film stars Vahid Mubasseri as a mechanic with painful kidney injuries from prison beatings who first follows the distinctive thumping sound of a prosthetic leg that’s etched on his brain and sets the plot in motion.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
More than two dozen arrests were made in Goons beatings across the East Valley in the first half of 2024.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
There have been thousands of police calls for service to the motel, ranging from drug deals to human trafficking to shootings and beatings to a 2011 cold case murder.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Daily beatings that left people in wheelchairs, with broken teeth, and vomiting blood.
—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
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
Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
On many nights, Tamara would find her grandmother hunched over the kitchen table, poring over trial transcripts in which Erik and Lyle delivered hours of tearful and stomach-churning accounts of beatings, verbal lashings and rape.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
The film stars Vahid Mubasseri as a mechanic with painful kidney injuries from prison beatings who first follows the distinctive thumping sound of a prosthetic leg that’s etched on his brain and sets the plot in motion.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
More than two dozen arrests were made in Goons beatings across the East Valley in the first half of 2024.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
There have been thousands of police calls for service to the motel, ranging from drug deals to human trafficking to shootings and beatings to a 2011 cold case murder.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Daily beatings that left people in wheelchairs, with broken teeth, and vomiting blood.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beatings
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Add cold butter; pulse just until mixture resembles coarse meal (some pea-size pieces are fine), 12 to 15 pulses.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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When the researchers send electrical pulses through the hydrogel, the pulses travel through this network in a way that depends on the unique microscopic structure of the gel.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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With leaves still clinging to the trees, Arne Slot had overseen four straight defeats, prompting searching questions to be asked of the head coach, the club’s summer transfer strategy, senior players and everything in between.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Players must compete again the next day, leaving no time to dwell on defeats, while the organization doesn’t take victories for granted either.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Arne Slot’s team were vulnerable after three successive losses.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Chaparro also noted that bitcoin and ether suffered less losses compared to alternative crypto-assets in this month’s massive liquidation event.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Unicredit beats watch now Italian bank Unicredit also posted quarterly earnings above expectations on Wednesday, describing the three months to the end of September as a record quarter.—
Chloe Taylor,Tasmin Lockwood,Katrina Bishop,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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After the race, stick around for an afterparty featuring fiery beats from DJ Count Trackula.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Blue Jays have also had to adjust their starting rotation on the fly as some harsh setbacks sprung up toward the end of the regular season.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Early on, each test had generally improved upon previous demonstrations until SpaceX hit some setbacks at the beginning of 2025 with a series of three failed tests ending in explosions.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Beatings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beatings. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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