drum kit

noun

: a set of drums and cymbals

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Less than two weeks after releasing Printer’s Devil, the COVID-19 lockdown began; the barely used tour backdrop still hangs over a mattress soundproofing their drum kit. Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026 Stiller’s character attempts to match the athletic feat in a heated rage by climbing high and belly-flopping right onto a drum kit as the music powers on. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026 While Boone did as many as 30 flips during the ad shoot, says Jones, Stiller’s dangerous flops were really the work of stunt personnel, one of whom fell onto a foam drum kit that was constructed with the use of a 3-D printer. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026 Even in his absence, Smear’s presence was felt both figuratively and literally, as his face was the image on drummer Ilan Rubin’s drum kit. Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drum kit

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“Drum kit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drum%20kit. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.

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