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Recent Examples of drumbeat The drumbeat of collectiveness has been a steady constant throughout the current campaign. Tom Williams, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 Yet frequently as a parent I’d yearned for an escape, a break from the exhausting drumbeat of cooking, cajoling, and caregiving. Rob Mank, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2025 There's also been a drumbeat of reports warning that privatization is coming, from various news outlets. Emily Peck, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025 Maintain a steady drumbeat of activities year-round. Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drumbeat
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Noun
  • When more officers got to the scene, while officers held Nichols' arms and hit him with a barrage of kicks, punches, baton strikes and pepper spray.
    Jack Armstrong, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • The visitors weathered a ninth-minute goal from Spanish defender Jordi Alba in the second leg of the semifinals, then broke out just after halftime with a barrage led by in-form striker Brian White and emerging midfielder Sebastian Berhalter.
    Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • But the Magic were playing their best all-around game of the series up until the flurry of fouls by Banchero.
    The Athletic NBA Staff, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • But the selling returned on Wednesday, with the weak GDP report raising concerns that the chaos caused by Trump’s policy flurry may have already pushed the economy toward a recession before any substantial trade deals are enacted.
    Sean Conlon,Pia Singh, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Drumbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumbeat. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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