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Recent Examples of backbeat
Time has eroded some of Fair’s quirks, turning him into a preservationist weirdo who still believes in the eternal truth of three chords and a backbeat.
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
The ascent from quiet guitar picking to soul backbeat to power chords feels inevitable but satisfying.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Along with resonate vocals from both, credit Mars’ rhythmic instincts for including drums that power the urgency of the song’s lyrics, with fills nudging the chorus instead of existing merely as a backbeat.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood and Jonathan and Jordan Knight half-rap over an irritating electronic backbeat like wannabe Beastie Boys.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
The ascent from quiet guitar picking to soul backbeat to power chords feels inevitable but satisfying.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Along with resonate vocals from both, credit Mars’ rhythmic instincts for including drums that power the urgency of the song’s lyrics, with fills nudging the chorus instead of existing merely as a backbeat.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood and Jonathan and Jordan Knight half-rap over an irritating electronic backbeat like wannabe Beastie Boys.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backbeat
Noun
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Go out early in one of those events and the choice is to wallow in the defeat for a week, perhaps longer, while losing rhythm — or to try and coax that rhythm back.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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To that end, Muhammad does a good job feinting and changing rhythm, to keep his opponent from guessing his timing too easily.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
Noun
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And newer skills have been added, such as security by design to engineering roles, zero-trust architecture to architecture roles and new collaboration tools, cadence, rituals and ceremonies have been introduced across the organization.—
Balmukund Shukla,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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That’s because a transcript doesn’t capture the cadence, inflection and mood of the answers.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Pam Bennett, 68, was snorkeling 50 meters offshore at Treasure Cove on the southern Yorke Peninsula when a stingray struck her, piercing her arm with a 6-inch barb in a harrowing attack, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
7 May 2025
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The resort will also cater to business and social gatherings with a planned 321 square meter of flexible meeting and event space.—
Ian Sayson,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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“Backbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backbeat. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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