as in cadence
the recurrent pattern formed by a series of sounds having a regular rise and fall in intensity
the steady rhythm of the rain falling on the roof
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Recent Examples of rhythm
When Harrison Browne was on the ice, there was only speed, instinct and the familiar rhythm of skates cutting across frozen ground.
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Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
Researchers have also warned that excessive nighttime lighting can affect human circadian rhythms and obscure views of the night sky for much of the global population.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 20 May 2026
Make a budget and timeline that works with your new rhythm.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
The orderliness of their rhythms disappears.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 20 May 2026
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Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
Researchers have also warned that excessive nighttime lighting can affect human circadian rhythms and obscure views of the night sky for much of the global population.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 20 May 2026
Make a budget and timeline that works with your new rhythm.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
The orderliness of their rhythms disappears.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhythm
Noun
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On contact, Adames took off for third with the casual cadence of someone who thinks the inning is about to end.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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Yet the problem has grown sharply over the past decade as the cost of launches has dropped and the cadence of space flights has increased.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Loosely based on a controversial hypothesis, the show is built on familiar but very well-executed beats.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
14 May 2026
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Now, Parsons wants to take a beat and do some watching of his own.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Noun
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La Familia members typically bang drums and sing their hearts out from opening to closing whistle but decided to stay quiet and brought no flags or instruments to the stadium.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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The house band drums intensify, a violin cries and guitar chords growl.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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“Rhythm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhythm. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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