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
Making sense of it all has not been easy amid the regular drumbeat of claim and counter-claim.
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Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
That cuts against the steady drumbeat of headlines suggesting AI has plateaued.
—Harry Booth, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
This led to a drumbeat of Republican lawmakers calling for the full release of the Epstein files.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
The steady drumbeat of imagery out of Minnesota is persuading the last few persuadable voters that this deportation campaign has gone too far.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
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Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
That cuts against the steady drumbeat of headlines suggesting AI has plateaued.
—Harry Booth, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
This led to a drumbeat of Republican lawmakers calling for the full release of the Epstein files.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
The steady drumbeat of imagery out of Minnesota is persuading the last few persuadable voters that this deportation campaign has gone too far.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drumbeat
Noun
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Once inside, there’s no respite to the barrage of images and the soundscape that surround you.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Biggest air attack in weeks Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also said Sunday that Russia had used 50 missiles and nearly 300 drones in a widespread barrage against locations across the country.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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The flurry continued with a second goal by Kelzenberg in the game’s final five seconds before the rally came up just short.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
22 Feb. 2026
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Pellegrino’s putback on Saturday marked a crescendo to a late first-half flurry of action.—
Kyle Kensing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Drumbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumbeat. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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