- present participle of beat.
beating
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Arsenal fans of a certain vintage will remember former Spurs boy Nayim's long, looping winner beating the moustachioed stopper in the final minute of extra time to give Real Zaragoza the Cup Winners' Cup.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Yet beating the market was still difficult: The percentage of mutual funds lagging the S&P 500 was virtually no different in the first half of this year than the past 25 years’ average.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
It was increased by one each year until 2011 when City finally ended their trophy drought by beating Stoke City in the FA Cup final.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Dallas’ offense is rolling after a big win, two weeks after nearly beating Baltimore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Then, she heard a rhythm, like a beating heart.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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
As one British study titled "Banter, bollockings and beatings" made clear, an often macho culture can prevail, including bizarre induction rituals.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2024
Get your share of food, work hard, stay well, stay as clean as possible, avoid beatings.
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
