metronomic

variants also metronomical

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Recent Examples of metronomic Through it all, there’s the metronomic wash of the tides onto the sand, waves lapping the beach, the undulation of the ocean, and the cityscape of Rockaway, with its large apartment buildings and detached houses, in the background. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2025 Kamara and Tielemans usually symbolise Villa’s metronomic possession, but one conceded a penalty and the other was directly at fault for a goal. Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025 All that effort coalesced into an assault that runs with metronomic smoothness and offers up the propulsive destruction that defines this franchise. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025 But the metronomic rhythm Oroz possessed was prescient. Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for metronomic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for metronomic
Adjective
  • Instead of issuing a uniform rollout, leaders ask each region to define what those values look like in practice.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • But as the numbers for Downtown and Over-the-Rhine suggest, the citywide trends aren’t uniform for every neighborhood.
    Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Rigidly adhering to routines without flexibility can be detrimental, but establishing supportive and rhythmic routines can be beneficial.
    Ashleigh N. DeLuca, Parents, 4 Aug. 2025
  • So often, Mahomes and Kelce have linked up based on their own feel for the game, which allows the Chiefs to operate like a rhythmic pick-and-roll in basketball.
    Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The wrench doubles as a metric/imperial caliper measure, and triples as a bottle opener.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
  • And by that very important, definitional metric, Gutfeld!
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Store openings have always been a growth metric and indicator of success, helping grow brand awareness and customer acquisition.
    Clara Ludmir, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The Quinnipiac University poll’s finding marks the lowest approval rating a New York City mayor has received in a Quinnipiac survey since the university started quizzing local voters on that metric nearly 30 years ago.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Out of the three, the Cherry Berry Frosted Lemonade is a standout, a flavorful upgrade to the regular Frosted Lemonade.
    Logan Holland, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The morning weather report comes from four people around the Alleghenies; a regular listener also sends dispatches from a mountain in Taiwan.
    Oliver Whang, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2025

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“Metronomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metronomic. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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