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
In the coastal towns, surfers line the golden sand beaches and tuk-tuks zip along twisting roads, their horns blending with the rhythmic clink of fishmongers’ knives and the sizzle of hoppers frying in street stalls.
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Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
Try to focus on deep, rhythmic breathing, or incorporate a sort of walking meditation into your runs.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 7 Jan. 2025
The setting already has a rhythmic, dancelike quality that’s only heightened with rhythmic, dancelike music.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2025
The Amazon guy delivering boxes of tissues and serving as her only sympathetic ear adds a straight man to the scene at exactly the correct rhythmic intervals.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
Try to focus on deep, rhythmic breathing, or incorporate a sort of walking meditation into your runs.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 7 Jan. 2025
The setting already has a rhythmic, dancelike quality that’s only heightened with rhythmic, dancelike music.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2025
The Amazon guy delivering boxes of tissues and serving as her only sympathetic ear adds a straight man to the scene at exactly the correct rhythmic intervals.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhythmic
Adjective
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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
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The show ended in the exact right place and, to me, at the exact right time, before these spineless creatures and their metrical reflections and rejoinders became more self-parodic than intended.Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2023
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The labor force participation rate inched up from 61.5% to 62.5% over the last four years (the metric looks at the proportion of working-age Americans who are or want to be employed).Derek Saul, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Even his supporters would acknowledge Everton have regressed in just about every key performance metric this season.Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater has added a major, pre-Broadway engagement to its season: A British musical telling an American story, playing in The Yard theater on Navy Pier from May 24 to June 29.Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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Travis will be joined by his original touring band along with singer James Dupré for a journey through his musical catalog, including 16 chart-topping classics.Sean Clancy, arkansasonline.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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That number has remained fairly steady for the last year, generally fluctuating between 35,000 and just under 40,000 since late 2023.Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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That number has remained fairly steady for nearly two decades, according to a report.Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Rhythmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhythmic. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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