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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The Russians have also continued nightly barrages of drones and missiles against targets across Ukraine, especially against energy infrastructure.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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After tens of thousands of Missourians signed onto a campaign to repeal the state’s gerrymandered congressional map, statewide officials have deployed a barrage of maneuvers to crush the effort.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Orionid meteor shower peak begins tonight, welcoming a spectacular natural light show that could see a flurry of shooting stars spawned by Halley's Comet brighten the dark, moonless sky.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Panahi, who has been imprisoned in Iran several times, is Stateside for the first time in two decades for the opening, doing a flurry of Q&As.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Drumbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumbeat. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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