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Recent Examples of tempo
The Eagles slowed down the tempo in the ensuing frame, but continued to control the game as Nick Bodner teed up a shot from distance.
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
But how frequently can Minnesota create that tempo?
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2026
Matching the high-wire tempo of the first season’s inciting fender bender, this opening sets up the theme of the season.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
By early 2022, HPA was roaring at an annual tempo of roughly 18%, triple the pre-pandemic number.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
But how frequently can Minnesota create that tempo?
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2026
Matching the high-wire tempo of the first season’s inciting fender bender, this opening sets up the theme of the season.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
By early 2022, HPA was roaring at an annual tempo of roughly 18%, triple the pre-pandemic number.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tempo
Noun
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The second is that Lindor’s injury must alter the pace of Stearns’ in-season evaluation.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Keep your pace simple and intentional so nothing gets scattered.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
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But, curiously, participants had the highest solve rate when the puzzles appeared in ordinary dreams, not lucid ones.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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For example, through the department’s Civil Rights Data Collection, Cohen and Smith Richards were able to determine that a special-education district in Illinois had the highest rate of student arrests of any school in the country.—
Charles Ornstein,
ProPublica,
30 Apr. 2026
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How the stars in a binary system orbit one another — their orbital period and velocity — depends on the masses of the two stars.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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But Lamar’s velocity reflects his ambition.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The questions continued when the Steelers rounded out their draft class with likely special teamers who have size (sixth-round, 6-5, 321-pound DT Gabriel Rubio) and speed (Oklahoma safety Robert Spears-Jennings ran the fastest 40 at the combine at his position) but need polish.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Cops believe speed played a factor in the crash.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Keep in mind too that there are lots of other factors that can influence walking pace, such as height and leg length, the efficiency of your gait, health conditions or pain, and terrain, said Melvan.—
Christa Sgobba,
Health,
23 Apr. 2026
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Awards were added for best endurance, best gait, best design and best perception.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Tempo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempo. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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