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
As a result, the white stucco façade has a rhythmic sequence of bays, each corresponding to a room within.
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Busola Evans, Architectural Digest, 9 Feb. 2026
Music’s rhythmic predictability can support that gap.
—Reylee Billingsley, AZCentral.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Moeller’s music has always balanced beauty with foreboding—dub techno is nothing if not a melodramatic genre—but his newfound rhythmic restraint and beat wizardry feel like a step in a different direction.
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 6 Feb. 2026
The event opened with rhythmic drumming, setting the tone for a celebration of Black history through music, poetry and storytelling.
—Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Busola Evans, Architectural Digest, 9 Feb. 2026
Music’s rhythmic predictability can support that gap.
—Reylee Billingsley, AZCentral.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Moeller’s music has always balanced beauty with foreboding—dub techno is nothing if not a melodramatic genre—but his newfound rhythmic restraint and beat wizardry feel like a step in a different direction.
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 6 Feb. 2026
The event opened with rhythmic drumming, setting the tone for a celebration of Black history through music, poetry and storytelling.
—Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhythmic
Adjective
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Audi posted its total system output at 630 hp (officially, 639 metric horsepower), but specs the gas engine output at 503 hp (510 ps) and electric output at 175 hp (177 ps), which adds up to 678.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
19 Feb. 2026
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On inflation, the Fed’s key personal consumption expenditures prices metric has been mired around 3%.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The finale, which focuses on a single subject (obsessed with and thus defensive of his own public nudity), comes closest to escaping a steady stream of antagonization and painting a nuanced portrait of what’s keeping a range of Americans from finding community.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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Your money can stretch further while your self-respect stays strong and steady.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Williams won his first of five Oscars for Fiddler on the Roof, seamlessly tailoring the Broadway musical's score to the big screen.—
Alex Galbraith,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
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And Gamson’s college buddy Fred Maher, a drummer for Lou Reed, Richard Hell, and the avant-funk band Material, who, like Gartside, saw how the new electronic pop was surpassing the musical adventurousness of his old post-punk comfort zone.—
Andy Cush,
Pitchfork,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Rhythmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhythmic. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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