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 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
There’s been a steady drumbeat about declining birth rates and the changing face of families in the U.S. and overseas.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 29 Feb. 2024
The drumbeat of airborne cataclysms started with the failure of a new flight control software system on 737 Max airliners that caused the Lion Air and Indonesian Airlines crashes, in 2018 and 2019 respectively, tragedies that together claimed 346 lives.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
Just before entering Bank of America Stadium to their rowdy section behind the goal about an hour prior to kick-off, the fans repeat a chant that corresponds with the drumbeat.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2024
Then the drumbeat — hi-hat ticking like a clock; kick drum pounding like a headache — drops out, and Sonne retreats into her own mind.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
Like rattlesnakes, piranhas execute two rhythmic movements with radically different frequencies: swimming, with a frequency of up to six cycles per second, and vibrating their swim bladders at frequencies of up to 140 cycles per second to make noises that sound like barks, yips and drumbeats.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Mar. 2024
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
There’s been a steady drumbeat about declining birth rates and the changing face of families in the U.S. and overseas.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 29 Feb. 2024
The drumbeat of airborne cataclysms started with the failure of a new flight control software system on 737 Max airliners that caused the Lion Air and Indonesian Airlines crashes, in 2018 and 2019 respectively, tragedies that together claimed 346 lives.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
Just before entering Bank of America Stadium to their rowdy section behind the goal about an hour prior to kick-off, the fans repeat a chant that corresponds with the drumbeat.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2024
Then the drumbeat — hi-hat ticking like a clock; kick drum pounding like a headache — drops out, and Sonne retreats into her own mind.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
Like rattlesnakes, piranhas execute two rhythmic movements with radically different frequencies: swimming, with a frequency of up to six cycles per second, and vibrating their swim bladders at frequencies of up to 140 cycles per second to make noises that sound like barks, yips and drumbeats.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Mar. 2024
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drumbeat
noun
drum·beat
ˈdrəm-ˌbēt
: a stroke on a drum or its sound
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