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beat

adjective as in very tired

noun as in blow, stroke

noun as in one's assigned or regular path

noun as in journalist's area of responsibility

Strongest match

Strong match

noun as in piece of news reported before rivals

Strongest match

verb as in forge

verb as in mix

Strongest matches

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Hussein said as well as being beaten and insulted, he and his fellow detainees were given only one meal a day.

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In recent weeks, I have driven it 550 miles, and the engine hasn’t missed a beat.

Will you go to Paris knowing you have the capability to beat France in a Grand Slam game?

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Wolves beat West Ham and Everton in the Carabao Cup this season but were knocked out in the last 16 by Chelsea on Wednesday.

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“Your heart starts beating, you feel that knot, almost like a death in the family,” he says.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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