drumbeat
noun
drum·beat
ˈdrəm-ˌbēt 
1
: a stroke on a drum or its sound
also
: a series of such strokes
2
: vociferous advocacy of a cause
3
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Examples of drumbeat in a Sentence
I could hear the drumbeat of a parade down the street.
a dizzying drumbeat of interviews in the hours following her winning of the Academy Award
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Given the drumbeat of bad news on a changing climate, it might even be considered a matter of survival.
Editorial: China embraced electric vehicles.
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Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
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Harris has used that drumbeat − framing herself as the candidate who stands for change, a new vision and the future − to help erase polling leads in key battlegrounds Trump previously held over Biden.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
The drumbeat of news about cyberattacks in health care seems unrelenting.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 9 Aug. 2024
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The drumbeat of escalation is getting louder, and the warnings more urgent, as the Middle East braces for the prospect of its worst war in half a century.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2024
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Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
More:Kamala Harris addresses flip-flopping, takes on Trump in CNN interview with Walz
Harris has used that drumbeat − framing herself as the candidate who stands for change, a new vision and the future − to help erase polling leads in key battlegrounds Trump previously held over Biden.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
The drumbeat of news about cyberattacks in health care seems unrelenting.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 9 Aug. 2024
Quick Read Deep Read ( 4 Min. ) August 6, 2024 | LONDON
The drumbeat of escalation is getting louder, and the warnings more urgent, as the Middle East braces for the prospect of its worst war in half a century.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Drumbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drumbeat. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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drumbeat
noun
drum·beat
ˈdrəm-ˌbēt
: a stroke on a drum or its sound
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