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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backbeats
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Bomba dancers often join drummers to merge their rhythms into a musical dialogue.—
Luis Giraldo,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026 -
Holding the pack was our guide from Hike Armenia, who corralled us through the verdant passage while pointing out rhythms of rural life.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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And rather than a cutthroat competition of cadences and choreography, this show is more about scholarship.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Jan. 2026
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If the first Five Nights at Freddy’s played like a clunky attempt to introduce youngish kids to the cadences of horror, then its sequel plays like a clunky attempt to introduce now slightly olderish kids to the clichés of horror.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The temple, more than 330 feet long and 150 feet wide (roughly 100 meters by 46 meters), was burnt down in 356 by an arsonist named Herostratus.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Paul’s fiancée will officially begin her quest for gold Monday in the 1,000 meters.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Backbeats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backbeats. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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