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Recent Examples of heartbeat Blood pressure plummets and the patient lapses into cardiac arrhythmia, or an irregular heartbeat. Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025 For centuries, thyroid dysfunction was endemic; millions of people around the world suffered from slow heartbeats, weakness, muscle fatigue, sluggish metabolism, and brain fog. Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025 The pulse-pounding sequence plays out to the thrum of Foggy's struggling heartbeat after Matt's best friend was hit by gunfire. Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025 This limit does not include magnesium naturally found in food. Side effects associated with taking too much magnesium include diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain, irregular heartbeat, and cardiac arrest. Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heartbeat
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Noun
  • American leading scorer Matt Rogers injured his right knee four minutes into the game.
    Jeff Wallner, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
  • His final triple gave Boston an 89-82 lead with about five minutes left.
    Jay King, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • One at a time, a scientist held the animals for 20 seconds.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
  • First, by subjects chewing a piece of gum for four minutes and taking a saliva sample every 30 seconds.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Practice patience, and try not to let anxiety or fear take over if your partner remains quiet for a moment.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Was there a moment that shocked you the most or a favorite suspect to explore?
    Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2025

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“Heartbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbeat. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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