as in cadences
the attractive quality of speech or music that rises and falls in a pleasing pattern
There was a charming lilt to her voice. a tune with a lilt
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Noun
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The model version, the data, the tool configuration, the agent memory, the identity context – all of it lives in different places, captured at different cadences, often owned by different teams.—
Pranay Ahlawat,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026 -
Other than that, the differences in the format were small, distracting only because of how ingrained the cadences of the original are.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Richard Marx croons his way onto Billboard’s jazz charts for the first time in a career as a lead recording artist that dates back almost 40 years.—
Gary Trust,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2026
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Murray — beloved for iconic roles in Groundhog Day, Ghostbusters, Caddyshack and other films — croons spirited renditions of timeless songs, from Bob Dylan to the Kinks to Tommy Tutone.—
Travis Pinson,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Its last release, last August, actually came in yellow as well but with white and yellow accents and as the Vega Baja of his city series.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
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Inside the cabin, each of the special editions is equipped with seats covered in Jet Black leather with accents in Beluga and whatever color appears on the exterior.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Musselwhite punctuated the music with his harmonica trills and moans while his right knee bounced in time with the rhythms.—
Kevin McKeough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2026
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Is that panic, when the flute trills high?—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Seeing the rhythms, music and dances of so many heritages come together in one vibrant celebration.—
Anna Alejo,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Quality drops around menstruation as estrogen and progesterone fall, blunting melatonin and cortisol rhythms.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
Verb
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To prevent its data centers from overheating, SpaceX plans to adopt liquid cooling, but not the kind that hums inside your desktop PC.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
9 June 2026
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Cobbled together as a mixtape from a collection of leaks—allegedly because Veeze was holding onto a payload of Carti tracks—the tape hums along with a looseness that could only come from not being edited to death.—
Matthew Ritchie,
Pitchfork,
2 June 2026
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“Lilts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lilts. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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