as in rhythm
the recurrent pattern formed by a series of sounds having a regular rise and fall in intensity
the soothing cadence of the lecturer's voice nearly put me to sleep
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Recent Examples of cadence
After three test flights, Blue Origin plans to commence commercial missions for a variety of customers and accelerate its launch cadence.
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Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 12 Feb. 2025
Exposition comes out in brief two-sentence exchanges between pitches and longer asides between innings, allowing audiences to experience the game with the same cadence that the players do.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
That’s the cadence of D&D, and to watch others engaged in it is akin to watching actors at a table-read, except without a script.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
Find a way to do a daily check in, or whatever cadence makes the most sense.
—Arar Han, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 12 Feb. 2025
Exposition comes out in brief two-sentence exchanges between pitches and longer asides between innings, allowing audiences to experience the game with the same cadence that the players do.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
That’s the cadence of D&D, and to watch others engaged in it is akin to watching actors at a table-read, except without a script.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
Find a way to do a daily check in, or whatever cadence makes the most sense.
—Arar Han, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cadence
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“Cadence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadence. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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