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
The New 2026 Model Y is one of the most competitive EVs out there, the constant drumbeat of Elon Musk criticism notwithstanding.
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Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
International cricket very much moves to the BCCI’s drumbeat which chimes with dollars and Trump-like control.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
And the unofficial nature of these groupings means that there is no regular drumbeat of planning among political and military staffs.
—Ely Ratner, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2025
There is a considerable short position against the market and a general drumbeat of negativity.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 May 2025
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Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
International cricket very much moves to the BCCI’s drumbeat which chimes with dollars and Trump-like control.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
And the unofficial nature of these groupings means that there is no regular drumbeat of planning among political and military staffs.
—Ely Ratner, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2025
There is a considerable short position against the market and a general drumbeat of negativity.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drumbeat
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More Hossein Beris/Getty Images Iran launched a significant missile barrage on major cities across Israel on Friday.—
Amanda Castro
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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The Sixers signed George to a four-year max contract last offseason to round out their Big Three next to Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, but that trio never got off the ground in 2024-25 due to a nonstop barrage of injuries.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Then, in early May, came a flurry of warnings — emails from spoofed Coinbase.com addresses, suspicious activity alerts, and a barrage of phone calls.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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Schools are hosting camps, prospects are taking official visits and a flurry of commitments have landed over the past two-plus weeks.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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“Drumbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumbeat. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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