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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaning
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The film centers on a New York murder trial where a teenage boy is accused of stabbing his abusive dad and a jury has the kid's fate in their hands.
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In one instance, the suspect is accused of personally taking part in the killing by stabbing a victim in the chest with a knife, the prosecutors said.
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Roupp helped his own cause by making a nifty play to turn two in the sixth, spearing a comebacker behind his back before firing to shortstop Willy Adames to kick-start a 1-6-3 double play.
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Jafaar al-Samra had just sold an octopus, minutes after spearing it while snorkeling.
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Then Ferrari’s team reboots the underlying technology—centralizing server costs, cleaning up sprawling codebases—while slashing costs.
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Higgins said her solution is to speed up permitting by slashing red tape — both for these types of large, city projects and for home and business owners trying to install resilient upgrades.
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Hometown hero Kamren Pride, junior, White Settlement Brewer Pride rallied her community with a strong season and saved some of her best swings for the playoffs, clubbing four home runs and driving in 17 runs to earn State Tournament All-Tournament Team recognition.
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On a cool Saturday night at UC San Diego, Romero staged a hitting clinic, clubbing a single, double and home run and knocking in two runs to lead Mater Dei Catholic to a 5-3 win over Point Loma to win its second straight Open Division championship.
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To be clear, government spending is the biggest, most economy-sapping tax of all.
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With the World Cup kickoff just over a week away, climate scientists are warning that heat could be an invisible opponent, slowing play at open-air venues like Kansas City Stadium (Arrowhead Stadium), sapping players’ legs and testing fans in sweltering conditions.
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But the show still makes its point that the world of this play has narcissistic aggressors and flailing victims, and those who fall into both of those categories.
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Their final side battle was ferocious and flailing.
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And a Cut Absolute is whipping around upon seeing the person and walking away.
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Patrick Evans made it to the top step of the Motocross Best Trick event with his electric bike, whipping out a no-handed front flip to loud cheers from the crowd before climbing back up the ramp to celebrate.
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Unfortunately, this can lead to some individuals lashing out in response to their own insecurities, hate and low bar of aptitude, which is confirmed by the tenor of the attacks.
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Criminal Minds star Paget Brewster is apologizing after lashing out at a critic.
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“Beaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beaning. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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