rhythms

plural of rhythm
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 The two constants in the show, tap-dancing and short ridiculous jokes, start to have the same rhythms and sharp bam-bam-bam impact. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026 But television was changing the rhythms and habits of American life. Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 Daoist practice includes sophisticated rituals and visualization techniques to align one’s own body with the rhythms of the world. Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 6 July 2026 Seek Quality Sleep Evidence suggests that a consistent sleep-wake cycle promotes your body's rhythms, including gut motility. Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 28 June 2026 Examples include electrical stimulation to calm the nervous system, insulin delivered in response to rising glucose and light therapy to shift circadian rhythms. Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026 Engineering, product marketing, design, sales and operations all have different collaboration rhythms. Nik Froehlich, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Jamie Zeitzer, a professor of sleep medicine at Stanford University who studies circadian rhythms, said that sleep timing and regularity are in many ways as important for your health and well-being as the duration of your sleep. The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026 This week, Madonna time travels back to the Eighties and dances the night away at a famous discotheque, R&B crooner Destin Conrad dives into reggae rhythms, and Rico Nasty teams back up with Kenneth Blume for a glittery new track. Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026
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Noun
  • Between 1200Boom’s patient lurch and slaq’s feverish run-on, both rappers’ cadences unfurl like rugs.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
  • The model version, the data, the tool configuration, the agent memory, the identity context – all of it lives in different places, captured at different cadences, often owned by different teams.
    Pranay Ahlawat, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Plus, all of the songs put you in a nearly hypnotic trance that forces you to count in your head or tap your foot along to the beats.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 2 July 2026
  • Because in 2026, the in-office job beats remote for new graduates.
    Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Three 55-gallon drums and other debris were buried underground.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
  • Walmart confirmed guests would not receive their very own industrial drums of ranch dressing as a souvenir.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

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“Rhythms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhythms. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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