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
Colleen Barry, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
People can dominate the sport at different ages — from 19-year-old Jilek Metodej from Czechia, who won the 10000 meters, to mullet king Jorrit Bergsma, 40, who was uncatchable in the mass start.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 23 Feb. 2026
Maria Devito, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Imagine pay-per-query access to a dataset for training an AI model, or metered API access to real-time supply chain data.
—Kirk McKeown, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The CityLife district emerged around three skyscrapers designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, Daniel Libeskind and Arata Isozaki, while the Porta Nuova development introduced the flagship UniCredit Tower, the city’s tallest building at 218 meters (715 feet), completed in 2012.
—Colleen Barry, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
People can dominate the sport at different ages — from 19-year-old Jilek Metodej from Czechia, who won the 10000 meters, to mullet king Jorrit Bergsma, 40, who was uncatchable in the mass start.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
Columbus water doesn't meter New Albany's water use, so the utility can't measure how much the eastern suburb is using, Columbus water spokesperson George Zonders said in an email.
—Maria Devito, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Imagine pay-per-query access to a dataset for training an AI model, or metered API access to real-time supply chain data.
—Kirk McKeown, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meter
Noun
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Her final step is using a compression therapy suit called the BallancerPro, which works in a sequential rhythm, moving upward from the feet toward the core.—
Avery Newmark,
AJC.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Even that moment did little to slow the Cavaliers’ rhythm.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2026
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Flying is the company’s second Nova-C lander named Athena featuring NASA’s PRIME-1 drill, to land a drill and mass spectrometer near the south pole of the moon in order to demonstrate the feasibility of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) and measure the volatile content of subsurface samples.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
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The reality is fashion fame today is measured in screenshots and likes, and not just traditional press coverage, a single great look, or even a consistent message across the season.—
Alex Badia,
Footwear News,
22 Feb. 2026
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The cadence would be right, the vocabulary impeccable, the formulations reassuringly familiar.—
Walter Quattrociocchi,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2026
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Sales stages, forecasting cadence, and executive review rhythms were the same.—
Rohan Narayana Murty,
Harvard Business Review,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Always use a clean utensil when portioning jam.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
12 Feb. 2026
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However, either nut can fit into a balanced, nutritious diet and can support weight control when portioned mindfully.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Not that Duvall was ever going to dispense lessons on acting.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
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Ferreira dispensed with the usual pablum, about not focusing on results, taking it one day at a time, enjoying the journey and what have you.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
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The abrupt withdrawal of Microsoft's co-founder dealt a fresh blow to a flagship event already marred by organisational lapses, a robot row and complaints of traffic chaos.—
Aditya Soni,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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The sixth-round pick was dealt to the Giants last June in exchange for tight end Darren Waller, an impending free agent.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Bridgeman pocketed $4 million on Sunday while Sepp Straka and Brian Harman split the last-place share of $51,000.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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For this service they were allegedly paid $60,000 to split among themselves.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
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The department has been targeting states that handed out commercial driver's licenses to immigrants who shouldn't have qualified for them ever since a fatal crash in August.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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But as the prizes were handed out, the stage became a platform for pointed political statements.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Meter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meter. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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