beats (in)

verb

present tense third-person singular of beat (in)
as in cuts in

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  1. cuts in
  2. adds
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  • Related The Black Parade (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) boasts six bonus cuts in addition to the 14 tracks that comprise the LP’s standard edition — three B-sides from the Black Parade era, as well as three live tracks.
    — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2026
  • For the new fiscal year, the NSF’s budget is proposed to be cut in half, along with large budget cuts in most areas of basic science, including medical science at the National Institutes of Health.
    — Mattanjah de Vries, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
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  • This adds another layer of automation to expeditionary mine warfare operations.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Tracy’s loss adds another deep wound for Illinois Republicans who have not won a statewide race in Illinois since 2014.
    — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
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“Beats (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beats%20%28in%29. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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