heartbeats

plural of heartbeat

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Recent Examples of heartbeats 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 For Bourland and Turner, caring for these 328 heartbeats is a calling. Bo Evans, CBS News, 1 June 2026 Irregular heartbeats can also become permanent for someone who drinks many of these beverages. Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 1 June 2026 The implantable pacemaker emerged in the late 1950s after engineers and surgeons developed a device capable of electrically regulating irregular heartbeats from inside the body. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartbeats
Noun
  • The heavy use of VAR has also interrupted the flow of games by halting matches that weren’t meant to be halted, leaving everyone standing on the field while the referee goes off to watch TV, sometimes for minutes at a time.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • After having the ball inside Argentina's half of the pitch for seemingly minutes, Switzerland was able to at last generate two decent looks at a goal, but each time the shot was saved by Argentina keeper Emiliano Martínez.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
Noun
  • Pimblett, who closed a +120 underdog, blocked a roundkick, shot in and quickly applied a front headlock to put Saint Denis to sleep for the win in 52 seconds.
    W.G. Ramirez, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • The blue-gray sunray dial centers around a highly legible perpetual calendar display that shows the seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years, and phases of the moon.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 July 2026
Noun
  • At the same time, the episode still leaves space for slower beats, including some joyously non-essential downtime moments.
    Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • In keeping with the idea of expansion, Flanagan’s story further builds out the mythology of Carrie, using the novel’s often underused moments as launching pads.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026

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“Heartbeats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbeats. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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