variants
or rhythmical
as in metrical
marked by or occurring with a noticeable regularity in the rise and fall of sound
lulled to sleep by the rhythmic sound of her mother's voice reading the Bible
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Recent Examples of rhythmic
If Byrne’s approach recalls that of Colors, Beck’s 2017 pop turn with Greg Kurstin, the touch here is lighter, with the multicultural rhythmic and melodic surprises that always brighten Byrne’s solo work.
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Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
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
If not for the rhythmic motion of the stylus’s nub against the touch screen, he could have been mistaken for someone meditating.
—Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
In deeper stages of non-REM sleep, these neurons fall into a slow, rhythmic oscillation of activity punctuated by stretches of silence.
—Rachel Barr, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
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Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
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
If not for the rhythmic motion of the stylus’s nub against the touch screen, he could have been mistaken for someone meditating.
—Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
In deeper stages of non-REM sleep, these neurons fall into a slow, rhythmic oscillation of activity punctuated by stretches of silence.
—Rachel Barr, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhythmic
Adjective
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The comic video resonated with Japan’s thirty to forty-something demographic that grew up on the pop band’s hits, topping the Billboard Japan’s video views metric for two consecutive weeks and continuing to chart in the upper ranks today.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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In my experience, views are the only honest metric left.—
Ivana Johnston,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The arrival ceremony is followed by a private luncheon, a chapel visit, and a musical performance.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Alongside their journey to K-pop stardom was a Chinese American kid named Kenny, who barely spoke Korean at the time but dreamed of becoming a musical artist.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The cornea’s clarity depends on adequate lubrication and a steady renewal of cells by limbal stem cells.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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And with gig work and contract jobs on the rise, younger workers often lack the steady benefits that earlier generations could rely on.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Rhythmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhythmic. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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