variants
or metric
as in rhythmic
marked by or occurring with a noticeable regularity in the rise and fall of sound
the metrical chugging of the machinery had a hypnotic effect
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Recent Examples of metrical
Much of that increase — reportedly, a year-over-year change of $742 to $1710 for a metric tonne of jet fuel — is due to Iran’s fully predictable closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the watery choke point essential to shipping oil to the market.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
That said, also included are sets of lighter- and heavier-resistance springs, which users may swap in with a metric Allen wrench.
—New Atlas, 1 Apr. 2026
Based in Austin, Texas, Saronic makes six autonomous surface vessel iterations, including a six-foot-long vessel known as Spyglass and its 40-metric-ton marauder.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
Grace said the friendly match between France and Brazil on Thursday afternoon was a huge success by every security metric.
—Kristina Rex, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Even with the new price increases, Netflix will still have a sector-low revenue/hour viewed metric (call it in the 50-cents-per-hour range).
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
The company recently changed its audience metric to streaming views (previously reporting total viewers), so there is not available data to compare with most other season debuts in the Sheridan-verse.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
Kapoor, Narayanan, and their co-authors are also sophisticated enough to know that reliability is not one-size-fits all metric.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
Statewide, 49% of Texas students were meeting that metric.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
That said, also included are sets of lighter- and heavier-resistance springs, which users may swap in with a metric Allen wrench.
—New Atlas, 1 Apr. 2026
Based in Austin, Texas, Saronic makes six autonomous surface vessel iterations, including a six-foot-long vessel known as Spyglass and its 40-metric-ton marauder.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
Grace said the friendly match between France and Brazil on Thursday afternoon was a huge success by every security metric.
—Kristina Rex, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Even with the new price increases, Netflix will still have a sector-low revenue/hour viewed metric (call it in the 50-cents-per-hour range).
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
The company recently changed its audience metric to streaming views (previously reporting total viewers), so there is not available data to compare with most other season debuts in the Sheridan-verse.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
Kapoor, Narayanan, and their co-authors are also sophisticated enough to know that reliability is not one-size-fits all metric.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
Statewide, 49% of Texas students were meeting that metric.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for metrical
rhythmic
Adjective
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Her grinding against the moss is as rhythmic as the beat of a metronome.—
Agnieszka Szpila,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Each rhythmic stop-and-start, each peel of feedback is imbued with the sense that the band might fully crumble into noise and dissonance.—
Colin Joyce,
Pitchfork,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Metrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metrical. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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