as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
a dizzying drumbeat of interviews in the hours following her winning of the Academy Award
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Recent Examples of drumbeat
Lacking any permanent surface water, the drumbeat of life here is dictated by the rhythms of the rain.
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Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
That word—deliberately—recurs throughout the 40-page report like a drumbeat.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
The drumbeat of Christian war imagery has ignited dangerous conspiracies about Jews, such as Tucker Carlson’s contention that the Chabad-Lubavitch sect of Judaism secretly started the war.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
There has been a steady drumbeat to honor Chavez after his death in 1993.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
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Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
That word—deliberately—recurs throughout the 40-page report like a drumbeat.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
The drumbeat of Christian war imagery has ignited dangerous conspiracies about Jews, such as Tucker Carlson’s contention that the Chabad-Lubavitch sect of Judaism secretly started the war.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
There has been a steady drumbeat to honor Chavez after his death in 1993.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drumbeat
Noun
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After a recent arrest in the long-dormant case, some agents say the barrage of threats persist — and not enough is done to protect them.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
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Other videos depict barrages of Iranian ballistic missiles raining down on Tehran’s enemies.—
Newsweek Editors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Golden State pulled away from there, keeping the pesky Wizards at bay with a flurry of 3-pointers and free throws.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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In the franchise’s inaugural game on March 14 in San Jose, a flurry of impressive saves kept Denver in it until the final whistle, despite the club playing a woman down for most of the match after Janine Sonis was sent off in the 26th minute.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Drumbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumbeat. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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