heartbeats

plural of heartbeat

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Recent Examples of heartbeats People who develop racing heartbeats, tremors, anxiety, insomnia, reflux, headaches or reproducible palpitations after drinking coffee should not ignore those symptoms simply because population studies are reassuring. Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 But the most striking of the new songs is the opener, a slow-motion unfurling against a backdrop of heartbeats and zithers. Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026 In response to safety concerns, several medications have been removed from the list eligible for refills, including a drug for irregular heartbeats. ABC News, 6 July 2026 As a data point, heart rate variability is the measurement of how much the time between your heartbeats may slightly fluctuate. Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 Another study showed wildland firefighters were far more likely to be diagnosed with hypertension and irregular heartbeats. Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 24 June 2026 As many little heartbeats as possible, just running around, wrecking stuff in the house. Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026 According to the medical records, the former pro wrestler had a history of leukemia and atrial fibrillation, a common disorder that causes irregular heartbeats. Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026 Irregular heartbeats can also become permanent for someone who drinks many of these beverages. Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartbeats
Noun
  • The duration of totality will peak at 6 minutes and 23 seconds near Luxor, the site of ancient Thebes, the pharaohs’ capital, in Egypt.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Bake in preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
    Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The moon's shadow will sweep across Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic, Spain, and Portugal, offering up to 2 minutes 18 seconds of totality.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • There was the guy Daemon stabbed through the ear, and then the smelly killers Gwayne sniffed out, and now Ser Adrian, who took a knife to the throat within seconds of seeing Aemond.
    Brian Grubb, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • After forming an alliance with Pogačar — who put on a show even through the typically ceremonial last stage — an exhausted van der Poel faced an onslaught in the final moments but hung on by a thread.
    Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • Attitude Control Motors provide precise steering during the final moments before impact.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026

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“Heartbeats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbeats. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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