drumbeats

plural of drumbeat

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Recent Examples of drumbeats Despite their drumbeats and piercing loud songs, Inter Miami got off to a miserable start on Sunday in a wild final game before the World Cup break. Miami Herald, 25 May 2026 With more than enough work to go around, broadcast and cable networks were bathed in green light and the introduction of original series on streaming services was considered an exciting novelty, rather than the first ominous drumbeats of industry-disrupting dominance. Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 Dancing to the rhythmic drumbeats is a memorable end to a great day of exploring and a fitting reminder that this place is more than a geological wonder. Kelsey Olsen, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026 The all-ages show will showcase the songs and drumbeats of Tahiti alongside the dances of Hawai’i, Samoa and the Maori people of New Zealand. Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026 The song strips the original’s iconic beefy melody down for parts, replacing it with tinny drumbeats and a minimal synthline, a sound that would become electroclash’s hallmark. Cameron Cook, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026 Amid a steady cadence of conflicting signals on that front in the first few months of 2026, one of the biggest drumbeats was a report released in early March by the AI giant Anthropic. Matthew Heimer, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026 The chants and drumbeats echoed through the walls. Arielle Kaden, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026 Political career Vijay is among a handful of southern Indian film stars held in almost religious reverence by their fans; like Rajinikanth’s films, a Vijay film is heralded by puja ceremonies, special screenings, and festivities that include drumbeats and garlands. Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drumbeats
Noun
  • These strategic American missile defenses, in Israel and elsewhere in the region, significantly boosted Israeli defenses against Iranian barrages during that war.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Once relying on its massive missile arsenal, advances in Israeli intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance have neutered its previous strategy of relying on simultaneous barrages of missiles to overwhelm Israeli missile defenses.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • The past 14 years have included some flurries of diplomatic contact between Iran and the West.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • There is even a remote possibility for a few flurries in the highest peaks of the Sierra on Saturday and Sunday nights with temps briefly below freezing.
    Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Shot of the day Karolína Muchová hit two incredible volleys in the tiebreak of her win against Coco Gauff.
    James Hansen, New York Times, 9 July 2026
  • The crafty 10th-seeded Czech, whose slices and volleys are perfectly suited to Wimbledon’s low-bouncing surface, carries a medicine cabinet’s worth of remedies to prove that the All England Club’s famous lawns can be a real irritant.
    Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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