drum kit

noun

: a set of drums and cymbals

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Previous highlights include a crazy drum kit input device, a funky magic hand, a row of letters in one long bar, and an infinite twisty keyboard based on the Möbius strip. New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025 Among them are famous drummers Questlove, Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Lars Ulrich of Metallica, as Spinal Tap hopes to coax one of them to play the drum kit in their concert because their previous 11 drummers all suffered from mysterious deaths. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025 Valerie Franco eventually steps behind the drum kit, bringing a vitality and effervescence to a movie that sorely lacks it. Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025 Authenticity was built into every choice: Gaugh played the same drum kit heard on Sublime’s original records, while Jakob made sure his father’s trademark brown custom guitar was featured on each track. Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drum kit

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“Drum kit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drum%20kit. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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