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
Winnipeg Jets 2024-25 stats: 24 goals, 63 points Current contract: 7 years, $42 million
Steady as a drumbeat, Ehlers has been an automatic 20-plus-goal player for a decade and consistently drives play for teammates.
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Chris Johnston, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The work starts well before filing, often years, and extends well beyond listing day, but a steady drumbeat of communications in the year leading up to IPO is critical, said Ash Spiegelberg, Brunswick partner and technology, media and telecoms global co-lead.
—Eleanor Hawkins, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
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
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Chris Johnston, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The work starts well before filing, often years, and extends well beyond listing day, but a steady drumbeat of communications in the year leading up to IPO is critical, said Ash Spiegelberg, Brunswick partner and technology, media and telecoms global co-lead.
—Eleanor Hawkins, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drumbeat
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Medics said most of the dead, including women and children, resulted from a barrage of Israeli airstrikes that targeted several houses in the Jabalia area in northern Gaza.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Much like two nights earlier, Skinner wasn’t tested with a barrage of high-quality chances.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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The news spread quickly, and the prospect of IDR payments doubling or tripling for some married borrowers led to a flurry of questions, distress on social media, and even talk of extreme measures.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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In a flurry of diplomatic developments over the weekend, Russia shunned the ceasefire proposal tabled by the U.S. and European leaders, but offered direct talks with Ukraine on Thursday.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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“Drumbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumbeat. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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