as in rhythm
the recurrent pattern formed by a series of sounds having a regular rise and fall in intensity
the poem's heavy meter is meant to reinforce the atmosphere of gloom
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Recent Examples of meter
Constance Ogle, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
The track includes pumping bass triplets and metered sub-bass quarter notes that ground the tempo.
—PC Magazine, 29 July 2025
Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
The Greek show will have a 12-meter-high Wall, with two players per episode facing the make-or-break questions, and a cash prize of up to €350,000 ($408,000).
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Dinner Sunday-Thursday ($60) Parking: Free for the first two hours in the attached garage or metered street parking
Location: 1440 NW N River Dr., Miami
– Alex Harris
Who should go?
—Constance Ogle, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
The track includes pumping bass triplets and metered sub-bass quarter notes that ground the tempo.
—PC Magazine, 29 July 2025
Verb
Twenty meters behind me skateboarders are gliding up and down their steep curves of concrete.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
The Greek show will have a 12-meter-high Wall, with two players per episode facing the make-or-break questions, and a cash prize of up to €350,000 ($408,000).
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meter
Noun
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Events unfurled to the rhythm of only one racket.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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After a few hiccups, the crew finds their rhythm in the 2015 original, only to be joined by four new emotions in the 2024 sequel.—
Sydni Ellis,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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First, researchers measured high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in 12,530 healthy American women with none of the classic SMuRFs—hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, and smoking.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
9 Sep. 2025
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In addition to measuring students' academic achievement, NAEP also surveys things like students' comfort level with certain subjects and their attendance.—
Sequoia Carrillo,
NPR,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Traditional marketing mix modeling has typically been slow to field and refresh—often taking weeks to months to build and then updating on quarterly or biannual cadences, which means insights can arrive long after campaigns have ended.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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SpaceX has spent more than six years delivering the satellites to orbit with a regular cadence of rocket launches from both Florida and California.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For the most part, the Ripper has been background noise on Resurrection, with tidbits being portioned out over the course of the first eight episodes.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
27 Aug. 2025
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Consider prepping and portioning these sides ahead of time to make packing lunches on a busy morning a breeze.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Then hit the autofill button, and the nozzle lowers down to just over the rim of the glass and starts dispensing.—
PCMag Staff,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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From interactive games to snuffle mats and treat-dispensing toys, there are plenty of puzzles out there on the market.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Jerry Jones ultimately decided to cut ties with the star linebacker, dealing him to the Green Bay Packers.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The rise of fascism encroaches on her like a disease, culminating in a personal invitation from Mussolini himself, but we’re dealt countless scenes of Eleonora’s psychosis before we’re granted a contextual explanation of what feeds it.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Others view it as a brazen attempt to split up Kansas City’s minority voters.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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That resulted in a hung parliament split between the National Rally, the left-wing New Popular Front, and Macron’s Renaissance bloc.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Fans got an evening full of Moon Persons being handed out, show-stopping performances and plenty of surprises along the way — including a live f-bomb and touching family moment with the Osbournes.—
Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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That tension—the desire to be recognized and the discomfort in handing out compliments—was brought to life in a now-famous social experiment.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Meter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meter. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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