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
Speak Differently Academic research and scholarship can seem disconnected from the daily cadence of life for most people.
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
All the while, Thibodeau had prepared for a different challenge: an unrelenting road schedule at a grueling cadence.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
Maluleke, the former men's professional player, fired off commentary at the speed and cadence of an auctioneer.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 13 Apr. 2025
Ansky's eruptions also show the longest cadence ever observed, of about 4.5 days.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
All the while, Thibodeau had prepared for a different challenge: an unrelenting road schedule at a grueling cadence.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
Maluleke, the former men's professional player, fired off commentary at the speed and cadence of an auctioneer.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 13 Apr. 2025
Ansky's eruptions also show the longest cadence ever observed, of about 4.5 days.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cadence
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Go out early in one of those events and the choice is to wallow in the defeat for a week, perhaps longer, while losing rhythm — or to try and coax that rhythm back.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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To that end, Muhammad does a good job feinting and changing rhythm, to keep his opponent from guessing his timing too easily.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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“Cadence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadence. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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