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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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Rather than being uniform and unambiguously associated with WASP-39b itself, the fluctuating signals of the compounds suggested episodic behavior to Oza and his colleagues, while the composition hinted at an external source.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Scientific American,
13 Oct. 2025
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The case is lightweight yet highly impact-resistant, providing uniform protection during long filming sessions, travel, or mounting.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The union results in a colorful, rhythmic and festive song that celebrates the spirit of Santa Marta and that city, the oldest in Colombia, on its 500th anniversary.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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Daniel Jones’ success is becoming less of a novelty and more of a logical endpoint in Shane Steichen’s rhythmic system.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This season, Mayfield’s nine turnover-worthy plays trail only Geno Smith (10) in PFF’s metric — though Mayfield’s thrown just one interception to Smith’s nine.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Denny Hamlin, who earned both his Roval starting spots via metric, finished fifth and led the most laps in the 2021 race.—
Shane Connuck
October 4,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers, swept by the Milwaukee Brewers in the regular season series, are poised to reverse that with one more swipe of the broom on Friday night.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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The biggest piece of season 4 casting news to emerge is that Janney will be promoted to a series regular alongside Bradley Whitford, who plays Todd Penn, Grace's husband.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Metronomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metronomic. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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