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as in uniform
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Recent Examples of metronomic
The hours and days that had dilated so spectacularly on the ground snapped into metronomic order—too fast, too rushed, each second a lost opportunity to look more closely.
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Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
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.
—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
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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Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
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.
—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
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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All-black ensembles are found in VIKTORANISIMOV’s SS26 collection, with a stark, almost uniform effect throughout.—
Finbarr Toesland,
Robb Report,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Landscape Evolution Observatory has both hillslopes larger than any experiment in the world and crushed rock soils that are more simple and uniform than almost any natural setting.—
Chris Impey,
The Conversation,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But on a recent warm September morning, the rhythmic beat of jackhammers crushing concrete with steel and the hissing flow of rush hour traffic greeted a group of amateur ornithologists.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
22 Sep. 2025
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Cobeaga’s return to features unfolds in 1980s Bilbao, where a rhythmic gymnastics team prepares to compete in Berlin.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This metric captures the prevalence of the different programming languages as used and referenced in engineering scholarship.—
Stephen Cass,
IEEE Spectrum,
23 Sep. 2025
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In 2024, Levi’s products were made with more than 80,000 metric tonnes of cotton.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Visit this fall season for a ride on its Ghost Train on Friday and Saturday nights or regular operating hours on Sundays.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Sep. 2025
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Among the new regulations in California was the requirement that each school have a physical office and staff it with an employee during regular business hours.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Metronomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metronomic. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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