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 drumbeat of collectiveness has been a steady constant throughout the current campaign.
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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
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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drumbeat
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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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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