metronomic

variants also metronomical

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Recent Examples of metronomic Their strong magnetic fields can produce beams of radio waves that sweep across the sky like a lighthouse, resulting in metronomic radio pulses with intervals ranging from milliseconds to seconds. Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 4 Dec. 2024 When fit, Sheaf was an ever-present under Robins, with his tough-tackling and metronomic passing providing a foundation at the base of midfield for the manager to build from. Elias Burke, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024 His style is less spectacular than solid, less magical than metronomic. CBS News, 8 Sep. 2024 The chain reaction of metronomic tck-tck-tcks is expected to last eight full minutes and promises to be supremely satisfying. Sofia Andrade, Washington Post, 19 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for metronomic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for metronomic
Adjective
  • The advanced planar magnetic drivers used in the earbuds have been designed to provide a uniform level of audio performance.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • This uniform fur coloring had evolutionary advantages and allowed mammals to avoid becoming prey to their more colorful neighbors.
    Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Once contact is made, males rub their chins along the female’s spine, contracting their bodies in rhythmic waves, attempting to maneuver into alignment.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • That obviates your basic hedonistic predilection / For a rhythmic stroking of your fur to demonstrate affection.
    Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • While Angi has improved customer satisfaction and retention with improvement in the jobs done well metric, maintaining this momentum and attracting new users remains challenging.
    Joe Cornell, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • This is not to say that stat lines and metric sites should dictate personnel decisions.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • This reflects the plain and unadorned style of prose writing, contrasting with the rhythmic and metrical structure of verse.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Since it was usually written in the form of a memorable metrical couplet, the epigram became portable through time as well as space.
    A.E. Stallings, The New York Review of Books, 17 Aug. 2023
Adjective
  • Back in October 2008, the Saturday Night Live gang was eating dinner at one of creator Lorne Michaels' regular restaurants, Lattanzi, to toast the week's host, Jon Hamm, before heading back to the office to crank out the week's script.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Houston Cougars Houston has the country’s best defense, trapping and forcing turnovers while allowing just 58.4 points per game in winning the Big 12 regular season and conference tournament title.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025

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“Metronomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metronomic. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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