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
Road trip character Eastern Colorado has a rhythm all its own.
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Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
What is striking, watching the episodes unspool, is the production rhythm Owens has perfected.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
Traditional footwork is a trickster—a genre produced with the purpose of surprising light-footed dancers by introducing new rhythms every few bars.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2026
The problem is that messing with the time also messes with our circadian rhythms—which disrupts virtually every system in the body.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
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Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
What is striking, watching the episodes unspool, is the production rhythm Owens has perfected.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
Traditional footwork is a trickster—a genre produced with the purpose of surprising light-footed dancers by introducing new rhythms every few bars.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2026
The problem is that messing with the time also messes with our circadian rhythms—which disrupts virtually every system in the body.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for rhythm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhythm
Noun
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But somewhere in those final miles his cadence started dropping and his stride became less fluent, and Nathan Martin was out there cooking quietly.—
Kevin Sintumuang,
Outside,
11 Mar. 2026
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Adriana Lambarri’s costumes skillfully replicate the actor’s garb in the film while composer/sound designer Jazer Sibley-Schwartz channels at the outset a knowing nod to John Williams’ indelible, two-note cadence of menacing notes announcing the shark’s arrival.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Listening to music rushes her work because she is tempted to sculpt or sew or cook to the beat.—
Claire Salinda,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Staff writer Jen McCaffrey is on the beat for us.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Also a member of local band Elemental Sparks, Luca first played drums in fourth grade.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Presented annually by the West Suburban Irish Association, the parade celebrates Irish heritage with performances from traditional Irish dance schools and bagpipe and drum bands and dozens of floats, cars and marchers in between, parade chair Rich Janor said.—
Annie Alleman,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Rhythm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhythm. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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