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
And yet … There has been a steady, if subtle, drumbeat for Maye to take a step forward in 2025.
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Jake Ciely, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Trump made his remarks in a lengthy Monday morning Truth Social post, which kept up his drumbeat against mail-in ballots.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 18 Aug. 2025
With a steady drumbeat of crises, cutting through requires fresh angles, clear analogies and tangible stories.
—Shaun Walsh, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Still, the White House regularly touts the steady drumbeat of commitments as proof Trump’s strategy is working.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
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Jake Ciely, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Trump made his remarks in a lengthy Monday morning Truth Social post, which kept up his drumbeat against mail-in ballots.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 18 Aug. 2025
With a steady drumbeat of crises, cutting through requires fresh angles, clear analogies and tangible stories.
—Shaun Walsh, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Still, the White House regularly touts the steady drumbeat of commitments as proof Trump’s strategy is working.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drumbeat
Noun
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This coalesces and makes sense of the barrage of assaults designed to undermine Americans’ trust in our country, our Constitution and all the principles upon which it was built.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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When Lauryn Licari and Owen McKenny finally learned who was behind the barrage of incessant, cruel texts that broke them up and created mass paranoia at their small Midwestern school, the truth was almost too impossible to believe.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Advertisement The flurry of updates came three days after Robinson was arrested following an intensive hunt for Kirk's killer.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
14 Sep. 2025
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The flurry of summer comes to an end and routine returns.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Drumbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumbeat. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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