drumbeat
noun
drum·beat
ˈdrəm-ˌbēt 
1
: a stroke on a drum or its sound
also
: a series of such strokes
2
: vociferous advocacy of a cause
3
Synonyms
Examples of drumbeat in a Sentence
I could hear the drumbeat of a parade down the street.
a dizzying drumbeat of interviews in the hours following her winning of the Academy Award
Recent Examples on the Web
The drumbeat of police calls to schools from 2019 to 2022 was stunning.
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The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2024
The nation’s capital has seen a steady drumbeat of protests over the Israel-Gaza war, particularly from those demanding a cease-fire.
—Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Between those were a drumbeat of fictitious health crises for the former first lady and presidential candidate.
—Lachlan Cartwright, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
The beginning of the week was market by three, similar warnings, each of which add to the drumbeat of alarm over rising debt levels.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
In the years since, those drumbeats have only grown louder, the misinformation more bleak, the conspiracies more unhinged, the technology more enabling.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
The processions are full of drumbeats, songs, colorful powder and flower petals thrown into the air.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Residents of the nation’s capital have been hearing a drumbeat of difficult news – not just about congressional gridlock but about their own neighborhoods.
—Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2024
But the drumbeat of bad news since then, which spiked with the January blowout, has significantly undermined the reputation of the aviation giant — one of only two major manufacturers of airliners in the world and a vital player in the U.S. economy.
—Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2024
The nation’s capital has seen a steady drumbeat of protests over the Israel-Gaza war, particularly from those demanding a cease-fire.
—Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Between those were a drumbeat of fictitious health crises for the former first lady and presidential candidate.
—Lachlan Cartwright, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
The beginning of the week was market by three, similar warnings, each of which add to the drumbeat of alarm over rising debt levels.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
In the years since, those drumbeats have only grown louder, the misinformation more bleak, the conspiracies more unhinged, the technology more enabling.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
The processions are full of drumbeats, songs, colorful powder and flower petals thrown into the air.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Residents of the nation’s capital have been hearing a drumbeat of difficult news – not just about congressional gridlock but about their own neighborhoods.
—Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2024
But the drumbeat of bad news since then, which spiked with the January blowout, has significantly undermined the reputation of the aviation giant — one of only two major manufacturers of airliners in the world and a vital player in the U.S. economy.
—Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Drumbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drumbeat. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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drumbeat
noun
drum·beat
ˈdrəm-ˌbēt
: a stroke on a drum or its sound
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