as in cadence
the recurrent pattern formed by a series of sounds having a regular rise and fall in intensity
the steady rhythm of the rain falling on the roof
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Recent Examples of rhythm
It’s made up of 18 lines representing the 18 cities of San Diego County, and symbolizes the team's performance at a peak level while embracing the unique rhythm of life.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
This hormone activates the MT1 and MT2 receptors (binding sites) to regulate circadian rhythms and help with sleep.
—Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
The Royals found a quick rhythm against the Brewers.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
His beats have lots of detail but no fixed center, creating rhythms that call to mind choppy waves or a record that’s stuck in a groove.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
This hormone activates the MT1 and MT2 receptors (binding sites) to regulate circadian rhythms and help with sleep.
—Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
The Royals found a quick rhythm against the Brewers.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
His beats have lots of detail but no fixed center, creating rhythms that call to mind choppy waves or a record that’s stuck in a groove.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhythm
Noun
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There’s a certain cadence to that that takes months or years.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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While Gone Girls does move chronologically through the years of the case, it’s not motivated by an investigative cadence.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Armed with Euro accents and a funky beat, people go through the realities of standing in line for popular food.—
Andy Hoglund,
EW.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Before long, that was my beat: writing about dead people and departed events.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The albums proved an outsized influence on house, hip hop, techno, drum ‘n’ bass and synth-pop.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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From 1960 through 1968, the full-size Pontiac offered eight-bolt, finned wheels that helped cool the brake drums.—
David Krumboltz,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Rhythm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhythm. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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