BEATS (IN) Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

beats (in)

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present tense third-person singular of beat (in)

as in cuts in

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The previous experience left as a legacy the complete paralysis of the audiovisual sector, cuts in funding for public universities, in research, and a toll of more than 700,000 deaths due to COVID-19 in the pandemic.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Sand criticized the Republican House members and senators representing Iowa in Washington for voting in support of SNAP cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in the first place.

— Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2026

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