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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 cadences
One Battle After Another’s Kubrickian overtones are largely confined to Lockjaw’s story line — quite appropriate, as Kubrick was fascinated by how attempts to preserve power structures allowed murder to creep into the seemingly benign cadences of ordinary life.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Anybody who has seen an earlier Conrad show will recognize his particular cadences and oddball choices.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
Riles teaches his students not only the modern cadences of the marching drumline but also the ancient art of playing the djembe, a traditional West African drum.
—CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
And rather than a cutthroat competition of cadences and choreography, this show is more about scholarship.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
On social media meme pages, where political affiliations are typically not printed in bold type but in cadences of online speech or meme dogwhistles, lines can sometimes get blurred.
—Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2025
Roberts likens miners’ struggles to biblical stories, references the power of God and the teachings of Jesus, and speaks in the dynamic cadences found in an Appalachian church.
—The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Companies such as OpenAI, ElevenLabs, and Hume AI, for example, are building text-to-voice models that can whisper, laugh, and affect a broad range of emotional cadences.
—Webb Wright, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
Bonitto said he’s made a habit of dissecting the cadences of opposing quarterbacks on film and studying them throughout the week.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Anybody who has seen an earlier Conrad show will recognize his particular cadences and oddball choices.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
Riles teaches his students not only the modern cadences of the marching drumline but also the ancient art of playing the djembe, a traditional West African drum.
—CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
And rather than a cutthroat competition of cadences and choreography, this show is more about scholarship.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
On social media meme pages, where political affiliations are typically not printed in bold type but in cadences of online speech or meme dogwhistles, lines can sometimes get blurred.
—Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2025
Roberts likens miners’ struggles to biblical stories, references the power of God and the teachings of Jesus, and speaks in the dynamic cadences found in an Appalachian church.
—The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Companies such as OpenAI, ElevenLabs, and Hume AI, for example, are building text-to-voice models that can whisper, laugh, and affect a broad range of emotional cadences.
—Webb Wright, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
Bonitto said he’s made a habit of dissecting the cadences of opposing quarterbacks on film and studying them throughout the week.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cadences
rhythms
Noun
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Pass the legislation and stop messing with our circadian rhythms.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The work uses his signature movement language, which creates percussive rhythms through the use of the body, reflecting his experience of chemotherapy and recovery.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Cadences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadences. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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