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
With a steady drumbeat of crises, cutting through requires fresh angles, clear analogies and tangible stories.
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Shaun Walsh, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Still, the White House regularly touts the steady drumbeat of commitments as proof Trump’s strategy is working.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
The circular sound of a drumbeat, the sound of a human heart beating.
—Tanya Talaga
july 24, Literary Hub, 24 July 2025
But even after the court's conservative majority limited the use of far-reaching injunctions that block enforcement of a policy across the country, the justices may continue to face a steady drumbeat of emergency appeals seeking their intervention.
—Melissa Quinn
july 9, CBS News, 9 July 2025
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Shaun Walsh, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Still, the White House regularly touts the steady drumbeat of commitments as proof Trump’s strategy is working.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
The circular sound of a drumbeat, the sound of a human heart beating.
—Tanya Talaga
july 24, Literary Hub, 24 July 2025
But even after the court's conservative majority limited the use of far-reaching injunctions that block enforcement of a policy across the country, the justices may continue to face a steady drumbeat of emergency appeals seeking their intervention.
—Melissa Quinn
july 9, CBS News, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drumbeat
Noun
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Ukraine's air force said in a post to Telegram that Russia launched 810 drones and 13 missiles into the country in the latest barrage, of which 747 drones and four missiles were shot down.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the drone and missile barrage killed four people and caused damage across the north, south and east of the country, including the cities of Zaporizhzhia, Kryvyi Rih and Odesa, as well as in the Sumy and Chernihiv regions.—
Lidia Kelly,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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The glass-half-full crowd would view such a flurry of transactions as evidence that five teams wanted Ureña enough to sign him.—
Mike Digiovanna,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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In part of a flurry of motions from both sides in the past week, Stines is asking for a judge to release him on bail.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Drumbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumbeat. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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