as in cadence
the recurrent pattern formed by a series of sounds having a regular rise and fall in intensity
the steady rhythm of the rain falling on the roof
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Recent Examples of rhythm
Diet Eating the same meals in the same amount at the same time everyday and maintaining a consistent sleeping schedule will help retrain your body’s circadian rhythms and signaling so that your atypical work and eating hours will become normal to your body.
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Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 21 Feb. 2025
Slimani is a hardened criminal made less menacing by Kateb’s faltering rhythms in English, the gang’s lingua franca.
—Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Where the Knicks hope Bridges can find his rhythm ahead of the postseason is shooting the above-the-break 3.
—James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Together, our findings reinforce the role circadian rhythms play in addiction.
—Mackenzie Gamble, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
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Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 21 Feb. 2025
Slimani is a hardened criminal made less menacing by Kateb’s faltering rhythms in English, the gang’s lingua franca.
—Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Where the Knicks hope Bridges can find his rhythm ahead of the postseason is shooting the above-the-break 3.
—James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Together, our findings reinforce the role circadian rhythms play in addiction.
—Mackenzie Gamble, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhythm
Noun
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Larson continued to speak at a slower cadence but ran out of time and was not able to finish what was meant to be a five-minute speech.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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But the rocket is shaping up to provide reliable access to space for Japan's space agency and military, while some of its peers in Europe and the United States struggle to ramp up to a steady launch cadence.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This translates to us being allowed to march to the beat of our drum.—
Lisa Stardust,
refinery29.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Plus, niacinamide fights against unwanted pore clogging from long days of wearing a full face beat.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
24 Feb. 2025
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An 8-mile long island that’s a bridge crossing away from Sarasota is beloved by beach-goers for its quartz-sand beaches, colorful lifeguard towers, and Sunday night drum circles.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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That particular injury prohibited him from playing drums — one of the biggest things he's known for.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Rhythm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhythm. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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