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
For decades the old guard has held the line in the South, but the drumbeat of change grew like a fight song on a college football field.
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Making sense of it all has not been easy amid the regular drumbeat of claim and counter-claim.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
That cuts against the steady drumbeat of headlines suggesting AI has plateaued.
—Harry Booth, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
This led to a drumbeat of Republican lawmakers calling for the full release of the Epstein files.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Making sense of it all has not been easy amid the regular drumbeat of claim and counter-claim.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
That cuts against the steady drumbeat of headlines suggesting AI has plateaued.
—Harry Booth, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
This led to a drumbeat of Republican lawmakers calling for the full release of the Epstein files.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drumbeat
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Reporting from Tel Aviv Tehran unleashed a heavy barrage of missile and drone attacks directed at oil facilities across the region, in what Arab officials tell NBC News is a strategy to drive up oil prices to create pressure for a ceasefire.—
Yarden Segev,
NBC news,
9 Mar. 2026
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The opening barrage killed Ali Khamenei and other senior Iranian officials.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
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Last year saw a flurry of legislation in Congress that would do anything from permanently implementing the time (the Sunshine Protection Act) to multiple bills that would allow states to choose for themselves (Hawaii and Arizona have already opted for year-round standard time).—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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Investing for the long run A flurry of deals at the end of 2025 saw Alphabet, Oracle, and Meta sell more than $70 billion in bonds over the course of weeks.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Drumbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumbeat. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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