BEATS (DOWN) Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

beats (down)

verb

present tense third-person singular of beat (down)

as in shines

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Patel shines quietly but brightly as the very human Eurylochus, whose eventual doubts about Odysseus could very easily have veered into villain territory.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
The device shines brightest during the winter months and at higher latitudes, where the sun stays low on the horizon.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

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Octavia Spencer beams from ear to ear at the Ride Or Die special screening in London on June 22.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Footage of giant yellow black-eyed Susan flowers beams onto the wall from one projector, intersecting with video of swaying plants from another.

— Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026

Definition of beams

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Your 7th House of Partnership brightens as the nurturing Moon conjoins romantic Venus, encouraging fairer exchanges in close relationships.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Your 1st House of Identity brightens as the dynamic Sun in your sign squares structuring Saturn in your 10th House of Career.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2026

Definition of brightens

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Besides, Beckham practically radiates the sort of star power that dispenses with the need for endless chatter; like Michael Jordan in his Hanes/Space Jam heyday, his physical presence takes precedent over the usual run of blunt-force loquacity.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026
Those tendrils are formed from plasma, or ionized gas, at temperatures in excess of a million degrees Fahrenheit, compared to the sun's visible surface, the photosphere, which radiates at about 9,932 degrees Fahrenheit (5,500 degrees Celsius).

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of radiates

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The instinctive Moon lights your 7th House of Partnership, squaring transformative Pluto in your 4th House of Home, so an agreement may need to account for family, privacy, or living-space realities.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
Passionate Mars lights your 11th House of Friends and Community, forming a harmonious trine to transformative Pluto in your 7th House of Partnership.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2026

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