as in rhythms
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 meters
New Atlas, 10 May 2026
Its headscarp, the uppermost boundary of a landslide or rockfall, sat roughly 1,025 meters above sea level.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
The system is also being tested for potential Shahed-style drones at distances of around 16,404 feet (5,000 meters).
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
The woman, identified by authorities only as Enjel and known as a local hiker, was located Saturday afternoon, about 50 meters (165 feet) from the rim of the main crater, said Iwan Ramdani, who heads local Search and Rescue Office.
—ABC News, 9 May 2026
Fines for expired meters would cost $80, which makes for a $20 increase.
—James Taylor, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Specifications The Si-o-Se Pol measures about 970 feet (296 meters) in length and 46 feet (14 meters) in width.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
The scheme will help power the data center, which will be built both above and below ground, including in the mine’s largest chambers nearly 500 meters below the Earth’s surface.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
She was found unresponsive in the ocean about 100 meters from shore before she was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 3 May 2026
Noun
Unfortunately, any of the giant armada of smaller objects tens of meters wide is still large enough to annihilate Beijing, Lagos, or New York – objects such as the one that exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia in 2013 – and those are far harder to detect.
—New Atlas, 10 May 2026
Its headscarp, the uppermost boundary of a landslide or rockfall, sat roughly 1,025 meters above sea level.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
The system is also being tested for potential Shahed-style drones at distances of around 16,404 feet (5,000 meters).
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
The woman, identified by authorities only as Enjel and known as a local hiker, was located Saturday afternoon, about 50 meters (165 feet) from the rim of the main crater, said Iwan Ramdani, who heads local Search and Rescue Office.
—ABC News, 9 May 2026
Fines for expired meters would cost $80, which makes for a $20 increase.
—James Taylor, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Specifications The Si-o-Se Pol measures about 970 feet (296 meters) in length and 46 feet (14 meters) in width.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
The scheme will help power the data center, which will be built both above and below ground, including in the mine’s largest chambers nearly 500 meters below the Earth’s surface.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
She was found unresponsive in the ocean about 100 meters from shore before she was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meters
Noun
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Marcloid may often employ the sonic language of misery and darkness, but her glistening synths, rubbery rhythms, and radioactive colors transform a raging storm into an expression of radiant, high-definition joy.—
Reed Jackson,
SPIN,
8 May 2026
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When children leave home, couples may suddenly find themselves with an abundance of time once filled with carpools, meal prep and the rhythms of life.—
Patricia Neligan,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
Verb
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The device measures force, pressure, and twisting in every direction using light instead of electronics.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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Instead, Fonseca measures progress by steady improvement.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
Noun
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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
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One Battle After Another’s Kubrickian overtones are largely confined to Lockjaw’s story line — quite appropriate, as Kubrick was fascinated by how attempts to preserve power structures allowed murder to creep into the seemingly benign cadences of ordinary life.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Their earliest and biggest target has been Dax, a 32-year-old janitor-turned-rapper from Canada who spits overwrought motivational lyrics over rudimentary beats.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
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Sure, the fight itself is visually choppy and barely supported by the underdeveloped beats that get us there.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Trever parts his hair to the right while his brother styles his combover to the left.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Later, Hamilton parts the sea on his kick scooter, speedily escaping from the hectic press area.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 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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The new map splits 19 counties, instead of the 17 that were split in the 2022-2024 map, Long said, and splits 30 cities, instead of 16 in the previous map.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2026
Verb
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This Oxo dish brush features a handle that dispenses soap at the push of a button.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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That unit dispenses prescriptions in CVS’ more than 9,000 retail pharmacies and provides other services, such as vaccinations and diagnostic testing.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
Verb
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The Supreme Court deals a blow to the Voting Rights Act.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 May 2026
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Also deals on cocktails, beers, wine and well drinks.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Meters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meters. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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