as in rhythm
the recurrent pattern formed by a series of sounds having a regular rise and fall in intensity
the soothing cadence of the lecturer's voice nearly put me to sleep
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Still investigating At the same time that engineers are taking steps forward with the Super Heavy booster, the other big piece of Starship is holding up SpaceX's launch cadence in Texas.
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ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025
There’s a certain cadence to that that takes months or years.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
While Gone Girls does move chronologically through the years of the case, it’s not motivated by an investigative cadence.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
Fewer weather balloons could mean less accurate forecasts For decades, the National Weather Service has released weather balloons at a clockwork-like cadence at more than 100 sites across the country, as well as all over the Pacific and the Caribbean.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025
There’s a certain cadence to that that takes months or years.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
While Gone Girls does move chronologically through the years of the case, it’s not motivated by an investigative cadence.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
Fewer weather balloons could mean less accurate forecasts For decades, the National Weather Service has released weather balloons at a clockwork-like cadence at more than 100 sites across the country, as well as all over the Pacific and the Caribbean.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Cadence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadence. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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