backbeats

noun

plural of backbeat
as in rhythms

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  1. rhythms
  2. cadences
  3. meters
Noun
  • Since the turn of the millennium, Latin America has become a hotbed of electronic dance music, warping countless homegrown rhythms at block parties, bedrooms, and mega clubs across the region.
    — Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Faustino Alanís’ coming-of-age story follows a teenager caught between artistic ambition and family responsibility, using the rhythms of street culture to explore masculinity, adulthood and the difficult transition from childhood to independence.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of rhythms
Noun
  • In a powerfully compelling novel that brims with the cadences of the Black South, Jones explores the women’s diverging lives while using them as a lens to observe social injustice in language that is intimate, conversational, and musical.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
  • SpaceX thinks this recovery strategy will enable fast and efficient reuse, allowing the company to achieve seemingly outrageous launch cadences.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of cadences
Noun
  • The lane, less than 400 meters long, was once a water-and-land transport hub during the Southern Song, with markets for incense, tea and flowers developing along its banks.
    — Li Jun, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The blaze destroyed around 1,000 square meters of market stalls.
    — Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of meters
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