drumbeat
noun
drum·beat
ˈdrəm-ˌbēt 
1
: a stroke on a drum or its sound
also
: a series of such strokes
2
: vociferous advocacy of a cause
3
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I could hear the drumbeat of a parade down the street.
a dizzying drumbeat of interviews in the hours following her winning of the Academy Award
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Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2024
The drumbeat of bad news is likely to overshadow financial results on Friday, when Nomura is expected to report that profit grew from a year earlier for a third straight quarter as Okuda’s overhaul gathers steam.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Asia, 1 Nov. 2024
Harris' running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, has had a steady drumbeat of battleground state campaign events.
—Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
Four new cases of avian influenza were detected in farmworkers in Washington state this week, the latest in a drumbeat of human infections cropping up across the U.S. as the virus continues to spread among farm animals.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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drumbeat
noun
drum·beat
ˈdrəm-ˌbēt
: a stroke on a drum or its sound
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