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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
And rather than a cutthroat competition of cadences and choreography, this show is more about scholarship.
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Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
If the first Five Nights at Freddy’s played like a clunky attempt to introduce youngish kids to the cadences of horror, then its sequel plays like a clunky attempt to introduce now slightly olderish kids to the clichés of horror.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2025
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
With lilting cadences, the king shares the origin myth of his Nkangala people, that a small elephant shed its skin while bathing in the river and a woman emerged, who married and procreated with his ancestors.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Quarterbacks, especially, have to add layers of unique details to their notes, such as tags for different types of motion, cadences and more.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
If the first Five Nights at Freddy’s played like a clunky attempt to introduce youngish kids to the cadences of horror, then its sequel plays like a clunky attempt to introduce now slightly olderish kids to the clichés of horror.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2025
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
With lilting cadences, the king shares the origin myth of his Nkangala people, that a small elephant shed its skin while bathing in the river and a woman emerged, who married and procreated with his ancestors.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Quarterbacks, especially, have to add layers of unique details to their notes, such as tags for different types of motion, cadences and more.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cadences
rhythms
Noun
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Bomba dancers often join drummers to merge their rhythms into a musical dialogue.—
Luis Giraldo,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Holding the pack was our guide from Hike Armenia, who corralled us through the verdant passage while pointing out rhythms of rural life.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Cadences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadences. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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