tempo

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Recent Examples of tempo Whoever controls it, controls the tempo of innovation—and the workplace implications are huge. Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 This new one is still catchy but has a sleepier tempo. Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025 Over the past week, the Trump administration has increased the tempo of its immigration crackdown. Brian Bennett, Time, 29 Apr. 2025 There, the tempo of my days stretched into a longer, slower cycle. Rob Mank, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tempo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tempo
Noun
  • With the longer days and a sultry summer pace, there’s plenty of time to soak it all in.
    Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
  • It has widely been known in the space community that military officials, who supported Vulcan with development contracts for the rocket and its engines that exceeded $1 billion, have been unhappy with the pace of the rocket's development.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • What to know about home prices, rate 'lock-in' How are young people who buy homes doing it?
    Rachel Barber, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • The replacement rate — the number of births per woman needed to maintain a steady population — is 2.1.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • His average fastball velocity was down to a career-low 96.5 mph this season entering Saturday, but Diaz has ramped up that pitch of late.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
  • In his last outing, Merryweather’s fastball velocity was down to 94.2 mph, his lowest of the season.
    Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • People with traditional cameras should use low shutter speeds, wide-angle lenses and high apertures if possible.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • The tornado traveled from Pulaski County to Laurel County at a speed of 45 miles per hour at around 11:30 p.m. local time on Friday night and into the early hours of the morning on Saturday, May 17, Fox 56 News reported.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • The report cited Biden's sleep apnea treatment and stiffened gait from arthritis. Reach Joey Garrison on X @joeygarrison.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 21 May 2025
  • The Cleveland Clinic website also lists thrusting or rocking your pelvis, walking with a duck-like gait and a general inability to remain physically still.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025

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“Tempo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempo. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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