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
Reef restoration makes economic sense But this study is more than just another entrant into the steady drumbeat of doom-and-gloom predictions about the future of Florida’s corals, Storlazzi said.
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
For PCs, the memory line item on the bill of materials has suddenly gone from background noise to a loud, unpleasant drumbeat.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
There’s something motivating about having this low, electronic drumbeat pushing you along, trying to go faster and faster and faster.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
The itinerant Friend’s spectacular style drew a steady drumbeat of new followers, many of them well-to-do merchants.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
For PCs, the memory line item on the bill of materials has suddenly gone from background noise to a loud, unpleasant drumbeat.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
There’s something motivating about having this low, electronic drumbeat pushing you along, trying to go faster and faster and faster.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
The itinerant Friend’s spectacular style drew a steady drumbeat of new followers, many of them well-to-do merchants.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drumbeat
Noun
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Eleven years ago, Tom Brady was buried on the same field under a barrage of sacks, hits and hurries in an upset that sprung the Broncos to the Super Bowl.—
Andrew Callahan,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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The scandal erupted at the end of last year when the AI chatbot churned out a barrage of digitally undressed images of women and children in response to requests from users.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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Having beaten Rybakina from a similar situation in the 2023 title clash, Sabalenka unleashed a flurry of winners to go ahead 3-0, but the Kazakh erased the deficit and broke for 4-3 before securing the victory to add to her 2022 Wimbledon triumph.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
31 Jan. 2026
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Garnett, a Biden appointee, ruled after a flurry of court filings in the prosecution and defense in recent months.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Drumbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumbeat. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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