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
The band sounds a little like the Police approximating Weather Report, but Parker sounds much like the very guitarist who would join Tortoise and build the ETA IVTet—his tone incisive and notes restrained, his choices forever relating to the rhythm.
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Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
Go back to music, rhythm, as Yeats did, for a renewal of inspiration in poetry.
—Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
Morning light anchors your circadian rhythm and helps regulate CAR intensity over time.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Now, the Kelley-Rex leaders are back in rhythm.
—Tim Crowley, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
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Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
Go back to music, rhythm, as Yeats did, for a renewal of inspiration in poetry.
—Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
Morning light anchors your circadian rhythm and helps regulate CAR intensity over time.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Now, the Kelley-Rex leaders are back in rhythm.
—Tim Crowley, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for rhythm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhythm
Noun
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The race there begins somberly in the museum before runners bound up one flight of stairs into a hallway that leads into the main stairwell; from there, the steps settle into continuous, shallow right turns providing a repetitive, hypnotic cadence.—
Michelle Sinclair Colman,
Curbed,
7 May 2026
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For now, the new norm at Cape Canaveral will average about one Falcon 9 launch per week, approximately the same as SpaceX’s launch cadence at the Florida spaceport in 2023.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
6 May 2026
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When Charlie accidentally concusses himself and forgets their whole night together, Nora enlists the help of best friend and party animal Hailey to painstakingly recreate the same bash, beat by unhinged beat, to win him over again.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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Libby Struzzerio scored four goals as Cohasset (12-1) beat Westwood 13-6 in a nonleague contest.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2026
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After a lifetime of being told to stay quiet and smile, screaming your truths or slamming them out on a drum set feels damn good.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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Then, Metric’s peak came on 2009’s Fantasies, which paired needling electronics with thumping drum programming; both it and its follow-up, Synthetica, hit the top 10 on the Canadian albums chart and went platinum in Canada.—
Ethan Beck,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
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“Rhythm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhythm. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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