as in rhythmical
marked by or occurring with a noticeable regularity in the rise and fall of sound
the song's cadent repetitions quickly became mesmerizing
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rhythmic
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This involves swirling an oil cleanser over my face in smooth, rhythmic waves.—
Mark Holgate,
Vogue,
15 June 2025 -
The novel’s ending is the sort of style-melding genre-bending writing Oates is known for, where the plot is wrapped up in a burst of emotive, rhythmic, fantastical, almost abstract yet deeply human prose.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2025
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“Cadent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadent. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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