as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
a dizzying drumbeat of interviews in the hours following her winning of the Academy Award
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The constant drumbeat of election denial conspiracy theories for the past four years has resulted in a heightened risk of violence, which is happening even before the election begins.
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David Gilbert, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
Lambert wonders, digging into the words over little more than an acoustic guitar and a drumbeat.
—Alex Suskind, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
There is a constant drumbeat of predictions regarding when AGI is going to happen.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Or how many were turned off by the continuing drumbeat of Kennedy oddities.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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David Gilbert, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
Lambert wonders, digging into the words over little more than an acoustic guitar and a drumbeat.
—Alex Suskind, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
There is a constant drumbeat of predictions regarding when AGI is going to happen.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Or how many were turned off by the continuing drumbeat of Kennedy oddities.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Drumbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumbeat. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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