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beat

[beet] / bit /






NOUN
journalist's area of responsibility
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
NOUN
piece of news reported before rivals
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VERB
mix
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The movie, which had a production budget of $30 million, beat studio expectations and marks the return of the Wayans brothers to “Scary Movie.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Menefee’s win came at the same time as Letitia Plummer, who beat seasoned politician and former Houston mayor, Annise Parker, to become the Democratic nominee for Harris County judge, the highest-ranking official in county government.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Average resting heart rate was better: All wearables were within one beat per minute of the sleep study.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

If every NBA beat writer who reported that their team utilized load management was banned, there would be no more NBA beat writers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Texting was wonderful, but it wasn’t the same as seeing emotions play out on his face, hearing the quiet beat between a question and an answer.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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