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
SpaceX has spent more than six years delivering the satellites to orbit with a regular cadence of rocket launches from both Florida and California.
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Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Those sessions helped the team focus on features, refine language, and set a build cadence that matched investor expectations.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
The voice, whose style and cadence were indistinguishable from those of human doctors, began to review the patient’s medications and medical history.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The light weight kept my strides feeling easy, even when my cadence picked up.
—Kristen Geil, Outside, 22 Sep. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Those sessions helped the team focus on features, refine language, and set a build cadence that matched investor expectations.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
The voice, whose style and cadence were indistinguishable from those of human doctors, began to review the patient’s medications and medical history.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The light weight kept my strides feeling easy, even when my cadence picked up.
—Kristen Geil, Outside, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cadence
rhythm
Noun
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Taylor put the onus on himself to set up the rhythm that the team needs to support Browning and eventually create the explosives that are lacking.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The beat of the agent’s drum, the rhythm of the red-hot afternoon in rural Pennsylvania.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Cadence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadence. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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