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as in uniform
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Recent Examples of metronomic
Gundogan replaced David Silva’s metronomic influence, Ruben Dias brought back Vincent Kompany’s leadership and, of course, the pain of Sergio Aguero’s exit has been numbed somewhat.
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Sam Lee, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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
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
In short, Emery needs his deep-lying midfielders to have the capacity to be both a water carrier and a fine diner, able to perform the ugly aspects of the game while offering metronomic qualities with the ball.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 13 July 2024
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Sam Lee, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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
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
In short, Emery needs his deep-lying midfielders to have the capacity to be both a water carrier and a fine diner, able to perform the ugly aspects of the game while offering metronomic qualities with the ball.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 13 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metronomic
Adjective
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Democratic candidates weigh in Kansas’ Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls expressed uniform contempt towards the idea of reimagining the state’s congressional boundaries.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
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A number of fans in the background are moving with a uniform motion, and some of the faces have noticeable distortions.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Breathwork Detox builds on this simplicity by guiding teams through rhythmic breathing patterns designed to trigger the parasympathetic nervous system, often called the body's rest-and-digest mode.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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This tense standoff has a rhythmic quality to it, so much so that both King and Felon begin to deliberately rhyme.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The company said the 20,000-metric-ton Jerabomberra facility will be the first of a fleet of Samsara Eco plants using the company’s EosEco technology to come.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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Bottom line Across nearly every metric, Salesforce's second quarter results were better than expected.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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In 2007, Kansas was picked to play in the Orange Bowl over Mizzou, even though the Tigers were ranked higher and had won the head-to-head matchup in the final week of the regular season.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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For those who will fill a sizeable chunk of the 52,769 seats on a regular basis, however, there are other, less heralded aspects to the new build that may well ensure Everton avoid the pitfalls suffered by other clubs when upping sticks from a beloved old home.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Metronomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metronomic. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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