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
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.
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Darren Orf, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
In addition, the rhythmic movement of pedaling a bike helps lubricate arthritic joints with synovial fluid and can reduce pain levels later in the day.9
Low-Back Pain
Cycling either outdoors or on a stationary bike typically involves some degree of spinal flexion.
—Tim Petrie, Dpt, Verywell Health, 5 Mar. 2025
Lord Gavin then utilized an LED therapy device to provide the skin cells’ mitochondria with ATP and to reduce inflammation—a technology that most celebrity facialists favor—while using a rhythmic technique to contract the muscles for continued lift and tightening.
—Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Instead of mechanical rollers, this mask uses inflating and deflating mechanisms to gently squeeze around your eyes and temples, creating a rhythmic, pulse-like massage.
—Siena Gagliano, Allure, 13 Mar. 2025
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Darren Orf, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
In addition, the rhythmic movement of pedaling a bike helps lubricate arthritic joints with synovial fluid and can reduce pain levels later in the day.9
Low-Back Pain
Cycling either outdoors or on a stationary bike typically involves some degree of spinal flexion.
—Tim Petrie, Dpt, Verywell Health, 5 Mar. 2025
Lord Gavin then utilized an LED therapy device to provide the skin cells’ mitochondria with ATP and to reduce inflammation—a technology that most celebrity facialists favor—while using a rhythmic technique to contract the muscles for continued lift and tightening.
—Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Instead of mechanical rollers, this mask uses inflating and deflating mechanisms to gently squeeze around your eyes and temples, creating a rhythmic, pulse-like massage.
—Siena Gagliano, Allure, 13 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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While Angi has improved customer satisfaction and retention with improvement in the jobs done well metric, maintaining this momentum and attracting new users remains challenging.—
Joe Cornell,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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This is not to say that stat lines and metric sites should dictate personnel decisions.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Lollapalooza announced its lineup of musical artists for summer 2025 on Tuesday.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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That's not great, but Rachel Zegler is as the main reason why this musical revamp of the 1937 Disney classic works.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In this case, there is Alba’s magnetic allure and the other two’s steady relationships.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2025
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The state’s unemployment rate, based on a separate household survey, held steady at 4.7%, leaving Colorado uncomfortably behind the 4.1% U.S. rate.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Rhythmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhythmic. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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