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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Recent Examples of cadence
Few actors get to create their own language and cadence as O’Hara managed to do with Moira Rose.
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Lindsey Bahr, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
SpaceX has spent more than six years delivering the satellites to orbit with a regular cadence of rocket launches from Florida and California.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Urged by a fast-talking auctioneer and his familiar cadence, paddles shot up as bids climbed into the four- and five-figure range.
—Lily Moayeri, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2026
Marketers are building 18-month, 24-month programs, and to be boxed into a quarterly cadence is really tough.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Lindsey Bahr, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
SpaceX has spent more than six years delivering the satellites to orbit with a regular cadence of rocket launches from Florida and California.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Urged by a fast-talking auctioneer and his familiar cadence, paddles shot up as bids climbed into the four- and five-figure range.
—Lily Moayeri, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2026
Marketers are building 18-month, 24-month programs, and to be boxed into a quarterly cadence is really tough.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cadence
rhythm
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Coming in third was British duo Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson, who got the crowd clapping with their Spice Girls medley (this season's musical theme for rhythm dance is the '90s, so the morning's soundtrack was dominated by girl groups and boy bands).—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
6 Feb. 2026
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The South African artist emphasizes atmosphere over rhythm on a vibrant, textural album that shapeshifts between drum’n’bass and dub techno.—
Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Cadence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadence. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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