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
Marcloid may often employ the sonic language of misery and darkness, but her glistening synths, rubbery rhythms, and radioactive colors transform a raging storm into an expression of radiant, high-definition joy.
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Reed Jackson, SPIN, 8 May 2026
When children leave home, couples may suddenly find themselves with an abundance of time once filled with carpools, meal prep and the rhythms of life.
—Patricia Neligan, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
Through the daily rhythms of an urban hospital’s emergency ward and clinics, HOSPITAL reveals the intricate systems, urgent decisions, and human encounters at the heart of modern medicine.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Too much calcium from supplements can increase the risk of irregular heart rhythms, kidney stones, and gastrointestinal side effects.
—Sara Hoffman, Verywell Health, 6 May 2026
But what happens in those interstitial periods, as micro-rhythms ripple outward from liquid collisions, is key to Seefeel’s approach.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 6 May 2026
If Haynes’s approach to the social-justice movie is to show how the genre works against the rhythms of real-life circumstance, then Hathaway’s performance indicates how this trope works within that genre.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026
The book’s shambolic rhythms pay off, as pressure slowly builds on Josh to join in instead of judging.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
At the same time, its structure resists drifting into purely transactional rhythms.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Reed Jackson, SPIN, 8 May 2026
When children leave home, couples may suddenly find themselves with an abundance of time once filled with carpools, meal prep and the rhythms of life.
—Patricia Neligan, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
Through the daily rhythms of an urban hospital’s emergency ward and clinics, HOSPITAL reveals the intricate systems, urgent decisions, and human encounters at the heart of modern medicine.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Too much calcium from supplements can increase the risk of irregular heart rhythms, kidney stones, and gastrointestinal side effects.
—Sara Hoffman, Verywell Health, 6 May 2026
But what happens in those interstitial periods, as micro-rhythms ripple outward from liquid collisions, is key to Seefeel’s approach.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 6 May 2026
If Haynes’s approach to the social-justice movie is to show how the genre works against the rhythms of real-life circumstance, then Hathaway’s performance indicates how this trope works within that genre.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026
The book’s shambolic rhythms pay off, as pressure slowly builds on Josh to join in instead of judging.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
At the same time, its structure resists drifting into purely transactional rhythms.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhythms
Noun
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Other than that, the differences in the format were small, distracting only because of how ingrained the cadences of the original are.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
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One Battle After Another’s Kubrickian overtones are largely confined to Lockjaw’s story line — quite appropriate, as Kubrick was fascinated by how attempts to preserve power structures allowed murder to creep into the seemingly benign cadences of ordinary life.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Their earliest and biggest target has been Dax, a 32-year-old janitor-turned-rapper from Canada who spits overwrought motivational lyrics over rudimentary beats.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
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Sure, the fight itself is visually choppy and barely supported by the underdeveloped beats that get us there.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 May 2026
Noun
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JWords takes a different tack on Sound Therapy, embracing gentle synth melodies and pads that take the edge off her skittering drums and pounding basslines.—
Stephen Kearse,
Pitchfork,
11 May 2026
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Featuring Steven Bernstein on brass, Kenny Wollesen on drums and percussion, Douglas Wieselman on winds and guitar, Briggan Krauss on saxophone and guitar, and Tony Scherr on bass, these arrangements are more muscular and robust than many of their original incarnations.—
David Harris,
SPIN,
11 May 2026
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“Rhythms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhythms. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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