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as in pulses
a rhythmic expanding and contracting
he wears a pacemaker to help maintain a regular beating of his heart
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as in defeats
failure to win a contest
took a beating and ended up in second place
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Recent Examples of beatings
Prosecutors said the beatings intensified after Nantwi bit a guard’s hand.
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ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
In Aden alone, the count is in the hundreds — most of them swallowed by a secret prison network managed by the UAE and its affiliated forces, where torture, beatings and abuse were common, according to the Yemeni government, human rights organizations and the United Nations.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
He and Flores also are accused of ordering kidnappings, beatings and murders of those who owed them drug money or undermined their trafficking operation.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026
They are also accused of ordering kidnappings, beatings and murders of those who owed them drug money or undermined their trafficking operation.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Once there, the complaint says, he was thrust into CECOT and subjected to physical beatings, psychological abuse, inhumane conditions and isolation from family and attorneys.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
She was granted three emergency protective orders and sought medical attention for injuries sustained during a rape and multiple beatings.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Rosa Estrada, the victim’s mother, pleaded guilty to child abuse charges in her daughter’s beatings and was sentenced in February 2024 to six years in state prison.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
The suspects — identified as Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, Saidakrami Murodali Rachabalizoda, Shamsidin Fariduni and Muhammadsobir Fayzov — appeared in a Russian court showing signs of severe beatings.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
In Aden alone, the count is in the hundreds — most of them swallowed by a secret prison network managed by the UAE and its affiliated forces, where torture, beatings and abuse were common, according to the Yemeni government, human rights organizations and the United Nations.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
He and Flores also are accused of ordering kidnappings, beatings and murders of those who owed them drug money or undermined their trafficking operation.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026
They are also accused of ordering kidnappings, beatings and murders of those who owed them drug money or undermined their trafficking operation.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Once there, the complaint says, he was thrust into CECOT and subjected to physical beatings, psychological abuse, inhumane conditions and isolation from family and attorneys.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
She was granted three emergency protective orders and sought medical attention for injuries sustained during a rape and multiple beatings.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Rosa Estrada, the victim’s mother, pleaded guilty to child abuse charges in her daughter’s beatings and was sentenced in February 2024 to six years in state prison.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
The suspects — identified as Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, Saidakrami Murodali Rachabalizoda, Shamsidin Fariduni and Muhammadsobir Fayzov — appeared in a Russian court showing signs of severe beatings.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beatings
Noun
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Leads, essentially wires, run from the device into the heart, sending one-volt pulses of electricity to regulate the heart’s beating.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Then the fact that the more distant radio wave pulses aligned with gamma-ray blasts from these pulsars detected by NASA's Fermi Space Telescope indicated to the team that both types of electromagnetic radiation were being emitted from the same non-polar and distant regions around these pulsars.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Incumbent presidents generally don’t fare well in the mid-term elections, but Trump’s defeats could hand Democrats power to run Congress and impeach him again.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Potter replaced Jon Dahl Tomasson after the country finished bottom of a World Cup qualifying group involving Switzerland, Kosovo and Slovenia with a record of two draws and four defeats.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The analysis, released Friday by the California Department of Insurance and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, found that meeting wildfire safety standards for roughly 30,000 homes within the Eaton and Pacific Palisades burn areas would significantly cut average annual losses.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Corona del Mar’s boys volleyball team recently suffered a couple of losses in the Sunset League.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
31 Mar. 2026
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Over beats as blunt, chromatic, and gleefully stupid as a Jeff Koons sculpture, the singer has vied to make hyperpop more garish and alarming by being hornier, messier, and more extreme than her peers.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
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Your diastolic pressure is measured when your heart is resting between beats.—
Vanessa Caceres,
Verywell Health,
31 Mar. 2026
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In September, a photo showing an enslaved man's scarred back from whippings was removed from a national monument in Georgia.—
Aida Mogos,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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The earliest depictions of slavery were already crawling with the terrible proceedings the Gothic tends to depict, from bloody whippings to family curses to the wrathful wraiths of the slain enslaved.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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After missing 27 consecutive games with a sore right knee, days of rehab and setbacks, that simple gesture said it all.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Getafe's only setbacks recently were 1-0 losses to Sevilla at home and to Atletico Madrid away.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Beatings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beatings. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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