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
That obviates your basic hedonistic predilection / For a rhythmic stroking of your fur to demonstrate affection.
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Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
Featuring superior musicianship blended with a rhythmic, hypnotic beat, the song is a perfect melding of worlds.
—Steve Baltin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
The Alto Knights has reams of rhythmic dialogue inspired by the pattern of the people within that world.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
The rhythmic undulation of this dissipating seiche—slamming massive amounts of water back and forth against the fjord’s rocky walls—is what ultimately caused the nine-day-long monotonous hum observed around the world.
—Darren Orf, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
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Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
Featuring superior musicianship blended with a rhythmic, hypnotic beat, the song is a perfect melding of worlds.
—Steve Baltin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
The Alto Knights has reams of rhythmic dialogue inspired by the pattern of the people within that world.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
The rhythmic undulation of this dissipating seiche—slamming massive amounts of water back and forth against the fjord’s rocky walls—is what ultimately caused the nine-day-long monotonous hum observed around the world.
—Darren Orf, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhythmic
Adjective
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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
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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
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Sorting the correct size was not straightforward, as the Italian tires on the truck were oddly proportioned and on metric measurements.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2025
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Their fight graded the highest on my Fight Score metric.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The production is directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer (The Band's Visit), also represented this season with the new musical Dead Outlaw.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The crew and cast have been busily devoted to this production for months before rehearsing music and staging in two weeks – a remarkable accomplishment for such a complex musical.—
Caleb Parr and Natalie Coates Wiens,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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That’s a steady, and still declining, drop compared to previous years (49 in 2023, 51 in 2022, and 61 in 2021).—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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In fact, Britain’s Ministry of Defence, in common with other analysts, assesses Russia’s rate of advance to have been in steady decline for six months, from about 730 square kilometers captured in November last year to just 143 last month.—
Andrew Carey and Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Rhythmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhythmic. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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