as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
a dizzying drumbeat of interviews in the hours following her winning of the Academy Award
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Recent Examples of drumbeat
But in recent years, acts of brazen violence have been the grim drumbeat of a debased national politics.
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Eric Cortellessa, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Since then, there’s been a steady drumbeat of anti-DEI statements from the administration and its supporters.
—Deborah Widiss, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
And while there has been a steady drumbeat of op-eds of late in certain legacy media outlets accusing Bluesky of being trapped in its own liberal bubble, Shiffman, for one, has few concerns about that.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Each inaccurate prediction should diminish these commentators’ credibility, and yet their incessant drumbeat of pessimism continues, lacking any context or fair and factual counter narrative.
—Joel Bines, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
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Eric Cortellessa, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Since then, there’s been a steady drumbeat of anti-DEI statements from the administration and its supporters.
—Deborah Widiss, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
And while there has been a steady drumbeat of op-eds of late in certain legacy media outlets accusing Bluesky of being trapped in its own liberal bubble, Shiffman, for one, has few concerns about that.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Each inaccurate prediction should diminish these commentators’ credibility, and yet their incessant drumbeat of pessimism continues, lacking any context or fair and factual counter narrative.
—Joel Bines, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drumbeat
Noun
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Ukraine needs a constant pipeline of weapons from its allies to defend against Russian barrages of missiles and drones – often several hundred in one night.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Vikings lost 37-10 and Wentz bore the brunt of the barrage.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That Knicks flurry kicked off a truly dreadful second quarter for the Celtics, who also surrendered runs of 12-0 and 17-0 while being outplayed in nearly every facet.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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As rain pattered against windows, and trees lining the streets swayed, flurries of urgent texts began ricocheting from one end of the neighborhood to the other, and panic set in as some residents put on their shoes and hurried out the door.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Drumbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumbeat. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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