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 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.
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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
Featuring Tony Award-winning music and lyrics by Miranda and a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Quiara Alegría Hudes, In the Heights blends hip-hop, Latin rhythms, and traditional Broadway sounds to tell a multigenerational story about family, ambition, and belonging.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
At the same time, its structure resists drifting into purely transactional rhythms.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
While Fold consists almost entirely of four-on-the-floor rhythms, each track feels like it’s built for a different chapter of a larger, arcing DJ set.
—Reid Bg, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
During sleep, the Ring 2 monitors breathing, heart rhythms, oxygen intake, and sleep stages.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
A lot of those songs had great melodies, catchy choruses with romanticism, yet cool musical rhythms within bachata.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Catch grooving house sets on Fridays nights with Mirari Presents, or back-to-back electronic rhythms most Saturdays with Off The Record.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
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
Featuring Tony Award-winning music and lyrics by Miranda and a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Quiara Alegría Hudes, In the Heights blends hip-hop, Latin rhythms, and traditional Broadway sounds to tell a multigenerational story about family, ambition, and belonging.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
At the same time, its structure resists drifting into purely transactional rhythms.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
While Fold consists almost entirely of four-on-the-floor rhythms, each track feels like it’s built for a different chapter of a larger, arcing DJ set.
—Reid Bg, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
During sleep, the Ring 2 monitors breathing, heart rhythms, oxygen intake, and sleep stages.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
A lot of those songs had great melodies, catchy choruses with romanticism, yet cool musical rhythms within bachata.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Catch grooving house sets on Fridays nights with Mirari Presents, or back-to-back electronic rhythms most Saturdays with Off The Record.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 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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The space pulses with Afro-beats and laughter.—
Carrie Honaker,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 May 2026
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Kelli Reynolds is a script supervisor for Inspiration, the language learning model that has copyrighted not just archetypal characters, but all tropes and plot beats, so that no human can access or create new stories.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The Nuremberg rallies were simply political stage plays, with music from Wagner, drums, symmetrical marching formations, red flags, and gatherings often held in darkness to heighten the mood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Flows are narcoleptic, drums are sporadic, and melodies are soft enough to live in a dollhouse.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Rhythms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhythms. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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