as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
a dizzying drumbeat of interviews in the hours following her winning of the Academy Award
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Recent Examples of drumbeat
Her accusations set off a drumbeat within the legal world urging Judge Ho to look deeply into the federal government’s motives.
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Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Pritzker in recent weeks also has kept up a steady drumbeat of criticism against Trump.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Rubio’s task, then, appears to be keeping up a drumbeat of public praise for Trump’s initiative while trying to quietly ensure that the president’s regional ambitions don’t go awry as a result.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
There was a steady drumbeat this season about doing whatever necessary to keep offensive coordinator Liam Coen in Tampa Bay.
—John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
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Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Pritzker in recent weeks also has kept up a steady drumbeat of criticism against Trump.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Rubio’s task, then, appears to be keeping up a drumbeat of public praise for Trump’s initiative while trying to quietly ensure that the president’s regional ambitions don’t go awry as a result.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
There was a steady drumbeat this season about doing whatever necessary to keep offensive coordinator Liam Coen in Tampa Bay.
—John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Drumbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumbeat. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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