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 while there has been a steady drumbeat of op-eds of late in certain legacy media outlets accusing Bluesky of being trapped in its own liberal bubble, Shiffman, for one, has few concerns about that.
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Each inaccurate prediction should diminish these commentators’ credibility, and yet their incessant drumbeat of pessimism continues, lacking any context or fair and factual counter narrative.
—Joel Bines, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
And yet … There has been a steady, if subtle, drumbeat for Maye to take a step forward in 2025.
—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
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Each inaccurate prediction should diminish these commentators’ credibility, and yet their incessant drumbeat of pessimism continues, lacking any context or fair and factual counter narrative.
—Joel Bines, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
And yet … There has been a steady, if subtle, drumbeat for Maye to take a step forward in 2025.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drumbeat
Noun
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The barrage lasted for more than 12 hours, the president said.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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The barrage was the third largest reported by the Ukrainian air force since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022, underlining Kyiv’s challenge even after this week getting stronger signs of support from the US.—
Victoria Butenko,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After a flurry of small moves over the past week, the Charlotte Hornets made one that has bigger ramifications as training camp nears.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Sep. 2025
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Yet that same 30-year period saw a flurry of research and activity to try to reduce geriatric falls and their potentially devastating consequences, from hip fractures and brain bleeds to restricted mobility, persistent pain, and institutionalization.—
Paula Span,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Drumbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumbeat. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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