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
Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
There will be no lacking in speed for the 100 meters, where there are so many runners who have run under 11 seconds this season that a second 100 final could be run if needed.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Mark Dee
march 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
Others need a long leash and a safety harness at the same time, which is why danger must be metered out with personalization front and center.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Costs are based on an average residential customer, with the base charge varying depending on the size of the meter.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
There will be no lacking in speed for the 100 meters, where there are so many runners who have run under 11 seconds this season that a second 100 final could be run if needed.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
The changes would only affect parking structures, not metered street spots.
—Mark Dee
march 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
Others need a long leash and a safety harness at the same time, which is why danger must be metered out with personalization front and center.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meter
Noun
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The show felt alive, inhaling and exhaling guests in a natural rhythm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
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The way that some musicians can innately pick up a rhythm, Stewart opined, is the way that concepts in football click in York’s brain.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Whether the execution matches the ambition will depend on decisions being made right now about how much to spend, where to direct it and whether the data systems needed to measure success get rebuilt.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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For years, however, scientists lacked a reliable way to measure the real-time power of these jets.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
Noun
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The race there begins somberly in the museum before runners bound up one flight of stairs into a hallway that leads into the main stairwell; from there, the steps settle into continuous, shallow right turns providing a repetitive, hypnotic cadence.—
Michelle Sinclair Colman,
Curbed,
7 May 2026
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For now, the new norm at Cape Canaveral will average about one Falcon 9 launch per week, approximately the same as SpaceX’s launch cadence at the Florida spaceport in 2023.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Whip up some scones, cookies, or pound cake, and portion them into pastry bags for guests to grab.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2026
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Brammall says as our food arrives, portioned onto individual plates.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In October, the state of Louisiana asked the 5th US Court of Appeals to reinstate the in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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That changed during the COVID-19 pandemic — as telemedicine expanded dramatically, FDA began to allow mifepristone to be dispensed at a local pharmacy or through the mail.—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
7 May 2026
Verb
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No, the Heat shouldn’t be looking to deal Adebayo before trying another year to find a genuine, All-NBA leading man.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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The blockade has dealt a blow to Iran’s energy exports, which are critical to its economy that had already been flagging before the war.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Critics have argued the skyway makes the challenge of filling empty storefronts doubly difficult, as second-floor retail effectively splits a dwindling customer and retail base between two levels.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
10 May 2026
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By Mark O’Connell The conservative media commentator split with the administration over the war in Iran.—
Susan Dominus Dina Litovsky Mark O’Connell Lulu Garcia-Navarro Amy X. Wang Nitsuh Abebe Linda Kinstler Lisa Sanders, M.D. Kwame Anthony Appiah John Hodgman,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
Verb
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In total, Clark dropped 20 points on 7-of-18 shooting (2-for-9 from three), while handing out seven assists and grabbing five rebounds.—
Ryan Morik OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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The Golden Lion and the Silver Lion were replaced with Visitors’ Lions, which will be handed out in November.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
8 May 2026
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“Meter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meter. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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