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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Between 1200Boom’s patient lurch and slaq’s feverish run-on, both rappers’ cadences unfurl like rugs.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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And with trending accents like chrome finishes, cat-eye finishes, and playful 3D details, the possibilities only get better.
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Williams infused it with accents of the then contemporary midcentury-modern style as well as its now iconic pink-and-green color scheme—design elements that might have raised eyebrows among the traditional polo-playing residents of Beverly Hills.
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Musselwhite punctuated the music with his harmonica trills and moans while his right knee bounced in time with the rhythms.
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Is that panic, when the flute trills high?
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Peristere does his best to re-establish the series’ rhythms before all watery hell breaks loose.
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Your 6th House of Work and Wellness benefits from reliable rhythms that keep your energy even, your mind clear, and your plans realistic each day.
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This deck area positively hums with IG brunch-scene potential.
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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.
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“Lilts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lilts. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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