variants or rhythmical
as in metrical
marked by or occurring with a noticeable regularity in the rise and fall of sound lulled to sleep by the rhythmic sound of her mother's voice reading the Bible

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Recent Examples of rhythmic If Byrne’s approach recalls that of Colors, Beck’s 2017 pop turn with Greg Kurstin, the touch here is lighter, with the multicultural rhythmic and melodic surprises that always brighten Byrne’s solo work. Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025 Breathwork Detox builds on this simplicity by guiding teams through rhythmic breathing patterns designed to trigger the parasympathetic nervous system, often called the body's rest-and-digest mode. Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025 If not for the rhythmic motion of the stylus’s nub against the touch screen, he could have been mistaken for someone meditating. Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025 In deeper stages of non-REM sleep, these neurons fall into a slow, rhythmic oscillation of activity punctuated by stretches of silence. Rachel Barr, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rhythmic
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Adjective
  • The comic video resonated with Japan’s thirty to forty-something demographic that grew up on the pop band’s hits, topping the Billboard Japan’s video views metric for two consecutive weeks and continuing to chart in the upper ranks today.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In my experience, views are the only honest metric left.
    Ivana Johnston, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The price point puts it in the upper set of shows, but still comes in far below the musical Just In Time, a biomusical about Bobby Darin and starring Jonathan Groff, which continues to sell well with an average ticket price of $214.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
  • FiiO claims the result is a sonic presentation that combines technical accuracy with a sense of warmth and a natural flow that’s good for analytical listening as well as long musical sessions.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The cornea’s clarity depends on adequate lubrication and a steady renewal of cells by limbal stem cells.
    Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
  • And with gig work and contract jobs on the rise, younger workers often lack the steady benefits that earlier generations could rely on.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Rhythmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhythmic. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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