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
After seeing a specialist, Fellowes said he was diagnosed with essential tremor (ET), a neurological condition that causes rhythmic shaking that a person can't control, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
But what’s most interesting about watching the nine-member ensemble rehearse is that the performers are not simply dancing to music, and not just responding to it, but also interacting with it and co-creating it with their rhythmic bols and slapping foot stomps.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
The rhythmic beat takes us on a love story full of sensuality, something that these Colombian and Colombian-Mexican groups handle perfectly.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
This rhythmic driving can create new forms of order that are impossible to achieve in equilibrium, revealing phenomena beyond the reach of conventional phases of matter.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
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Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
But what’s most interesting about watching the nine-member ensemble rehearse is that the performers are not simply dancing to music, and not just responding to it, but also interacting with it and co-creating it with their rhythmic bols and slapping foot stomps.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
The rhythmic beat takes us on a love story full of sensuality, something that these Colombian and Colombian-Mexican groups handle perfectly.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
This rhythmic driving can create new forms of order that are impossible to achieve in equilibrium, revealing phenomena beyond the reach of conventional phases of matter.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhythmic
Adjective
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That’s a metric analysts monitor as a sign of how lucrative the iPhone is for Apple.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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The state ranked third in the emotional and physical well-being metric, 14th in the work environment and tenth in the community and environment rank.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
19 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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That share has been steady for about a decade but remains slightly lower than in 2007, when Catholics comprised 24% of Americans; in 2023, the center noted that the portion of Latinos identifying as Catholic since 2010 had fallen from 67% to 43%.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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The policies the team examined foresee fossil fuel use remaining steady or declining gradually.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Rhythmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhythmic. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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