tempo

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Recent Examples of tempo Australia loves Indian rock and Asia loves the slow emo kind of ballads and, then, America loves the more rock-esque, fast tempo kind of post-punk sound. Craig Lindsey, VIBE.com, 4 June 2025 The latter's use of the pedal steel guitar adds an appreciable whiskey-woozy vibe to the waltz-time tempo. Bryan West, The Tennessean, 30 May 2025 The role of the conductor on stage is to guide the orchestra and control the tempo of the music. Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 30 June 2025 But this move was 2021-22 City-esque in bringing the tempo of the game down before immediately slicing opponents open. Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for tempo
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Noun
  • The two moved at a rapid pace and things got hot and heavy.
    Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2025
  • The most notable change from this time a year ago is practice humming along at a furious pace without the constant need to stop and correct.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Trump revealed the new rates in letters to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Truth Social over the weekend.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 14 July 2025
  • According to Statista, the remote worker rate jumped from 13% in 2020 to 27% just two years later.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • He’s gained some ticks of velocity in his fastball from earlier in his college career and was averaging close to 95 mph with it, while touching 98 routinely and topping out at 102.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • Second, redefine success metrics to go beyond feature velocity.
    Sandeep Jha, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Those who master it can gain a significant competitive advantage in both speed and accuracy of their research and analysis. 4.
    Daniel Hu, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • His overall rating of 88 is highlighted by a 91 rating in speed and agility.
    Shaun Goodwin July 14, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Despite a slightly awkward gait, the robots operated fully on their own, acting and reacting without any external commands.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2025
  • Inspired by the artifice of playthings, Jacobs turned to 1960s paper dolls last February, and this season opened the door to the dollhouse once again with clownish, clomping platform heels that forced his models to walk with a Barbie-like gait.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 3 July 2025

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“Tempo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempo. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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