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
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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The drumbeat of the years is can be deafening.
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Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
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—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
For decades the old guard has held the line in the South, but the drumbeat of change grew like a fight song on a college football field.
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Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Making sense of it all has not been easy amid the regular drumbeat of claim and counter-claim.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
For decades the old guard has held the line in the South, but the drumbeat of change grew like a fight song on a college football field.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
That cuts against the steady drumbeat of headlines suggesting AI has plateaued.
—Harry Booth, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Drumbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drumbeat. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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drumbeat
noun
drum·beat
ˈdrəm-ˌbēt
: a stroke on a drum or its sound
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