backbeats

plural of backbeat

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Noun
  • The most significant changes were in cells near the hypothalamus’ third ventricle (V3), critical to regulating vital physiological and behavioral processes, including temperature, hunger and satiety, thirst and fluid balance, sleep-wake cycles, and circadian rhythms.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
  • This sounds schematic, but Ross is something of a genius in varying the rhythms and the visual change-ups.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • De Niro delineates the two characters, who appear in several scenes together like the twins in The Parent Trap, with different vocal cadences (Genovese’s voice is much higher), hairlines, and considerable make-up and prosthetics.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Voiced in concise, elegant cadences a literary half-step above daily discourse, the work unfolds in sequences of still images—the two main characters alone and together, punctuated by shots of Changchung’s gelid urban landscape—set to precisely syncopated music.
    Philip Tinari, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Backbeats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backbeats. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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