as in cadences
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 rhythms
If a public request tugs at private feelings, pause to check your boundaries, then accept only what supports family rhythms and true priorities.
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
Ephemerals growing on the forest floor have adapted to the rhythms of the deciduous hardwood trees towering above them.
—Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Protect domestic rhythms to nurture your soul.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
The house places them both within the rhythms of the community and slightly apart from it—connected, yet quietly removed.
—Jennifer Fernandez, Architectural Digest, 6 Mar. 2026
In the album’s most beautiful moments, Triplin makes arpeggios sound like prancing through an earthly paradise and sands off juke’s rough edges to produce rhythms that seem to chug along in the margins of a daydreaming brain.
—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
Meal timing that aligns with your natural rhythms may support steadier energy and metabolism.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 4 Mar. 2026
Tuesday night was a tribute to experimentation and to the universality of music, a world’s tour of sounds and rhythms.
—Hillel Italie, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
Ephemerals growing on the forest floor have adapted to the rhythms of the deciduous hardwood trees towering above them.
—Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Protect domestic rhythms to nurture your soul.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
The house places them both within the rhythms of the community and slightly apart from it—connected, yet quietly removed.
—Jennifer Fernandez, Architectural Digest, 6 Mar. 2026
In the album’s most beautiful moments, Triplin makes arpeggios sound like prancing through an earthly paradise and sands off juke’s rough edges to produce rhythms that seem to chug along in the margins of a daydreaming brain.
—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
Meal timing that aligns with your natural rhythms may support steadier energy and metabolism.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 4 Mar. 2026
Tuesday night was a tribute to experimentation and to the universality of music, a world’s tour of sounds and rhythms.
—Hillel Italie, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhythms
Noun
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Anybody who has seen an earlier Conrad show will recognize his particular cadences and oddball choices.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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Riles teaches his students not only the modern cadences of the marching drumline but also the ancient art of playing the djembe, a traditional West African drum.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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On those earlier projects, María reflected on her mental health journey over simple, muted beats and delicate chords.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2026
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Once Shaynak was cast, Sachs called him up to talk story beats.—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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By now, the standard sound of rage rap — redlining drums deployed with abandon, frenetic, almost spastic chord arrangements, and often shouted, mantra-like lyrics delivered in an impassioned scream — has become a predictable shorthand for overtures to a younger audience.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2026
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The room fills with the sound of meditative thuds against caribou skin drums and the haunting, throaty vocals of several Tasiilaq men and women.—
Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Rhythms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhythms. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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