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
Bart Jansen, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
No teenager, not from Spokane or Orange County, Kenya or Ethiopia, Great Britain or East Germany, anywhere on the planet had ever run faster over 10,000 meters than Chapa did that day.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
With 798 mirrors and a light-gathering area of nearly 1000 square meters (a quarter of an acre) , the ELT will be 20 times more powerful than today’s leading telescopes and 15 times sharper than NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
At nearly five meters in length with a long wheelbase, the car also ensures a spacious interior, aligning with its role as a practical touring vehicle, reported CarsNewsChina.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
Speaking of Mount Fuji — Japan’s iconic and perfectly symmetrical volcano stands at 3,776 meters as the country’s highest peak.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Mount Fuji Japan’s iconic and perfectly symmetrical volcano is the country’s highest peak at 3,776 meters, and it’s best viewed from Lake Kawaguchiko.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
Short-term supply losses, combined with slower capacity growth, could lead to a cumulative loss of 120 billion cubic meters of LNG supply through 2030, the agency estimates.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
BlueBird 7 is one of the largest satellites in space, with an antenna that spans 2,400 square feet (223 square meters).
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
The data is fairly precise, measured to within 3 meters every 2 minutes based on the Global Positioning System, Bluetooth beacons, cell phone towers and local wi-fi networks.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
No teenager, not from Spokane or Orange County, Kenya or Ethiopia, Great Britain or East Germany, anywhere on the planet had ever run faster over 10,000 meters than Chapa did that day.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
With 798 mirrors and a light-gathering area of nearly 1000 square meters (a quarter of an acre) , the ELT will be 20 times more powerful than today’s leading telescopes and 15 times sharper than NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
At nearly five meters in length with a long wheelbase, the car also ensures a spacious interior, aligning with its role as a practical touring vehicle, reported CarsNewsChina.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
Speaking of Mount Fuji — Japan’s iconic and perfectly symmetrical volcano stands at 3,776 meters as the country’s highest peak.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Mount Fuji Japan’s iconic and perfectly symmetrical volcano is the country’s highest peak at 3,776 meters, and it’s best viewed from Lake Kawaguchiko.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
Short-term supply losses, combined with slower capacity growth, could lead to a cumulative loss of 120 billion cubic meters of LNG supply through 2030, the agency estimates.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
BlueBird 7 is one of the largest satellites in space, with an antenna that spans 2,400 square feet (223 square meters).
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meters
Noun
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Catch grooving house sets on Fridays nights with Mirari Presents, or back-to-back electronic rhythms most Saturdays with Off The Record.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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Director Allen paces the reveals and developments – whether noxious or as sweet as the first blush of love in little Zonia and neighbor boy Reuben (Jackson Edward Davis at the review performance) – with an artful sense of the narrative’s timings and rhythms.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This process measures mattress brands based on cost, materials, construction, support, pressure relief, temperature regulation, edge support, policies, value and more.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Gallup Economic Confidence Index, which measures the economy from a range of -100 (poor) to +100 (good), dropped 11 points this month from -27 in March to -38 now, the lowest rating since November 2023.—
Emily Guskin,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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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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The space pulses with Afro-beats and laughter.—
Carrie Honaker,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 May 2026
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Kelli Reynolds is a script supervisor for Inspiration, the language learning model that has copyrighted not just archetypal characters, but all tropes and plot beats, so that no human can access or create new stories.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 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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The move also essentially splits the market in states that have legalized weed for both medical and recreational consumers.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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With a class of 70 students, Schaffer splits the job with his teaching assistants.—
Jocelyn Gecker,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Black folks have seen the face of the US’s prerogative state—the side of the government that dispenses arbitrary jurisprudence, discriminatory law enforcement, and violence against those who challenge its authority and dominant ideologies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
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First seen at a night-club table of menacing lowlifes, Ida, whose mother tongue is Brooklynese, suddenly switches to a heavy British accent and dispenses a torrent of highly literary sarcasms.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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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This episode deals pretty much exclusively with the team’s incoming rookie class.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Meters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meters. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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