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
Though ashen, the convex steel form still resonates to the rhythmic thump of her hands.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
These topics aren’t inherently popular with millennials and Gen Z, but agronejo has helped to draw in a younger audience by incorporating electronic beats and drawing from baile funk, a popular rhythmic form born in Brazil’s predominantly Black working-class neighborhoods in the 1980s.
—Carolina Abbott Galvão, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
To simulate life, the AlveoliX system uses rhythmic three-dimensional stretching.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
At the ciénega, Pitt noted the rhythmic grunts of a Yuma Ridgway’s rail, a resident marsh bird the size of a chicken that makes a racket but rarely shows itself among the reeds.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
These topics aren’t inherently popular with millennials and Gen Z, but agronejo has helped to draw in a younger audience by incorporating electronic beats and drawing from baile funk, a popular rhythmic form born in Brazil’s predominantly Black working-class neighborhoods in the 1980s.
—Carolina Abbott Galvão, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
To simulate life, the AlveoliX system uses rhythmic three-dimensional stretching.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
At the ciénega, Pitt noted the rhythmic grunts of a Yuma Ridgway’s rail, a resident marsh bird the size of a chicken that makes a racket but rarely shows itself among the reeds.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhythmic
Adjective
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The lopsided road victory in a game the Kenpom metric projected the visitors to win by only a point provided a metric boon.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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Those nullify each other, so this contest is dead even in the metric review.—
KC Joyner,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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There is no shouting, no obvious cruelty; just a steady erosion of trust.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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The company is in steady expansion mode retail-wise, too, opening about 10 doors per year.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The musical movies have received critical acclaim, and the second film earned five total nominations at this year's Globes — one more than the 2025 Golden Globes.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Other late-night shows have similarly reduced their musical acts in recent years.—
David Matthews,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Rhythmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhythmic. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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