variants
or rhythmical
as in metrical
marked by or occurring with a noticeable regularity in the rise and fall of sound
lulled to sleep by the rhythmic sound of her mother's voice reading the Bible
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Recent Examples of rhythmic
The musician and producer helped advance hip-hop music by changing rhythmic sounds and influencing future artists.
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Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2024
The filmmaking is often rote — its framing presents, but seldom accentuates; the editing is functional and literal, rather than rhythmic.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Sep. 2024
Seizures in children can look like many different things, from convulsions and random repetitive movements to rhythmic jerking and loss of consciousness.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 23 Oct. 2024
Judo; diving; rhythmic, artistic and trampoline gymnastics; fencing; and table tennis are among a dozen that will be clustered in or near downtown Los Angeles, the most transit rich-pocket in Southern California, with multiple rail and bus lines converging.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2024
The filmmaking is often rote — its framing presents, but seldom accentuates; the editing is functional and literal, rather than rhythmic.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Sep. 2024
Seizures in children can look like many different things, from convulsions and random repetitive movements to rhythmic jerking and loss of consciousness.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 23 Oct. 2024
Judo; diving; rhythmic, artistic and trampoline gymnastics; fencing; and table tennis are among a dozen that will be clustered in or near downtown Los Angeles, the most transit rich-pocket in Southern California, with multiple rail and bus lines converging.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhythmic
Adjective
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Since it was usually written in the form of a memorable metrical couplet, the epigram became portable through time as well as space.A.E. Stallings, The New York Review of Books, 17 Aug. 2023
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The show ended in the exact right place and, to me, at the exact right time, before these spineless creatures and their metrical reflections and rejoinders became more self-parodic than intended.Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2023
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Billable hours are the metric law firms often use to measure the performance of their lawyers.Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
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The stock market, a metric Trump returned to over and over during the relentless boasting of his presidency, has been reaching one after another.David Faris, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Chu said the musical adaptation, which premiered on Broadway in 2003, was also coincidentally released during a momentous time.Tony Lee, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The non-music majors who make up the SJO are used to plunging into deep musical waters.Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, San Francisco maintained its above-average performance with a steady score of 74.Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Trump has promised to reduce government oversight of the cryptocurrency industry, which provided a steady stream of funds to his campaign, and to a lesser extent his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, throughout the presidential race.Rob Wile, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Rhythmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhythmic. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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