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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
Withstanding territorial beatings from rival lions.
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Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
According to prosecutors, who cited testimony and evidence at McCue's trial, the children allegedly suffered severe beatings and were forced to wear shock collars and stand naked on cinder blocks for hours or sometimes days at a time.
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Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Others targeted with beatings and forms of public shaming — including children — were accused of theft, drug trafficking or illegally selling tobacco.
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Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Watching Nate slowly meet consequences in beatings from mobsters, while Cassie could barely muster concern, was Levinson succeeding at gallows humor.
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Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
Police stopped the violence there that night, but more racist beatings and looting erupted downtown.
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USA Today,
2 June 2026
Eye contact often led to beatings.
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Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
Sources familiar with the investigation said gang leaders forced inmates to vote for González-Colón or face brutal beatings, or be cut off from the drugs they were addicted to.
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Raquel Rutledge,
ProPublica,
26 May 2026
About 150 cops were hospitalized after brutal beatings by those criminal rioters.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
According to prosecutors, who cited testimony and evidence at McCue's trial, the children allegedly suffered severe beatings and were forced to wear shock collars and stand naked on cinder blocks for hours or sometimes days at a time.
—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Others targeted with beatings and forms of public shaming — including children — were accused of theft, drug trafficking or illegally selling tobacco.
—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Watching Nate slowly meet consequences in beatings from mobsters, while Cassie could barely muster concern, was Levinson succeeding at gallows humor.
—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
Police stopped the violence there that night, but more racist beatings and looting erupted downtown.
—
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Eye contact often led to beatings.
—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
Sources familiar with the investigation said gang leaders forced inmates to vote for González-Colón or face brutal beatings, or be cut off from the drugs they were addicted to.
—
Raquel Rutledge,
ProPublica,
26 May 2026
About 150 cops were hospitalized after brutal beatings by those criminal rioters.
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beatings
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These pulses fracture and soften the rock, allowing drilling to proceed much faster while significantly extending drill bit life.
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The spa Wellness pulses through every Six Senses property and Kanuhura is no exception.
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Between 2012 and 2017, Nadal suffered seven shock defeats at Grand Slams before the quarterfinals.
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At one point in the 1980s, a local news article reported that the district attorney’s office had suffered nine trial defeats in a row.
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Plus, all of the songs put you in a nearly hypnotic trance that forces you to count in your head or tap your foot along to the beats.
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Because in 2026, the in-office job beats remote for new graduates.
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Monday’s game will be the Sparks’ first contest since consecutive blowout losses, 125-97 to Toronto on June 25 and 111-87 to Indiana on June 27.
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The Sox found a way to bounce back after back-to-back walk-off losses.
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Reynolds cites the early-18th-century diary of William Byrd II, who read Homer in the morning and administered whippings to refractory slaves in the afternoon.
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There was physical violence as well — whippings, beatings, even bricks thrown.
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The fair has already seen a series of setbacks that include cancellations from artists on the lineup, sparse crowds, electricity issues and even melted ice cream.
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But for many of the organization’s other pitching prospects in recent seasons, injury setbacks have been especially difficult to overcome.
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“Beatings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beatings. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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