- present participle of beat.
beating
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Sinner replaced him as world number one after beating him in the final of April's Monte Carlo Masters in their sole meeting of the year so far.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing index for August rose to 47.4 from 41.4 in July, beating economists expectations for just 24.1 Leading economic indicators are due at 10 a.m.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
He repeated the feat last year, beating Sinner in four sets.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany rose to 34.2 in August from 26.3 in July, beating expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
I didn’t say anything about Keli, but my heart was beating faster than usual.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Later it took further beatings as they worked out how the 8,000-pound horse could be dragged over dunes and log rollers by actors with ropes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Rafael Nadal regularly handed out one-sided beatings on his way to a scarcely-believable 14 triumphs over a 17-year stretch, while Iga Swiatek did similar in her four victories between 2020 and 2024.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2025
“People don’t have the bandwidth to respond with the kind of outrage that they would when you saw the beatings at Pan Pacific Park,” said Abdullah, referring to the LAPD’s response to protests in 2020.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2025
Waldron’s teams played separate seasons in the spring and fall, delivering biannual beatings.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
She was not a friendly sort-none of them were-but she did not call me names nor seem inclined to hand out beatings.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
