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Recent Examples of backbeat
Producer Arif Mardin brought John Prine to Nashville to record his third album Sweet Revenge, a move that gave the singer-songwriter a distinct backbeat and a rowdier spirit.
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
As Fanatical’s timeline spirals forward through Tegan and Sara’s career, viewers come to understand the backbeat of suspicion and fear that has run parallel to their success.
—Lindsay Lee Wallace, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Jay Bellerose did some backbeats and did some clapping.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 May 2024
Their soulful singing and funky hip-hop backbeat went over fabulously with the crowd.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
As Fanatical’s timeline spirals forward through Tegan and Sara’s career, viewers come to understand the backbeat of suspicion and fear that has run parallel to their success.
—Lindsay Lee Wallace, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Jay Bellerose did some backbeats and did some clapping.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 May 2024
Their soulful singing and funky hip-hop backbeat went over fabulously with the crowd.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backbeat
Noun
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Together, our findings reinforce the role circadian rhythms play in addiction.—
Mackenzie Gamble,
The Conversation,
10 Feb. 2025
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There are a lot of commonalities in the music between zydeco in Lafayette and jazz and brass in New Orleans and sometimes the rhythm sections can overlap.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Though the Adams administration has won hundreds of millions of federal infrastructure dollars, being able to plan to a regular cadence — rather than waiting for post-disaster FEMA funds or the right political winds to blow — would help the pace of our work exponentially.—
Meera Joshi,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Unlike so much contemporary poetry, his poems would seem to welcome you in, with an easy cadence and familiar references that seem to amuse.—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Dell, who was just meters away, filmed the entire episode while urging his son to remain calm.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Norwegian speed skater Johann Olav Koss has a world record-setting gold medal performance in the 5,000 meters in 6 minutes, 34.96 seconds. 1995 — Connecticut is voted No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 and joins the school’s women’s team at the top.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Backbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backbeat. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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