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Recent Examples of backbeat
Sly Dunbar, the legendary Jamaican drummer who helped steer reggae‘s modern evolution while providing the backbeat to countless recordings, has died.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
The album started with quiet wind and then turned into a tornado of thunder and sirens, swordplay and gunfire over big horns and a funky soul backbeat.
—Film Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2026
But this year’s celebrations are soundtracked to a jarring backbeat as the country strains under economic pressure, insecurity and the biggest buzzkill of all — a government trying to cash in on the cool.
—Vanessa Offiong, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood and Jonathan and Jordan Knight half-rap over an irritating electronic backbeat like wannabe Beastie Boys.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
The album started with quiet wind and then turned into a tornado of thunder and sirens, swordplay and gunfire over big horns and a funky soul backbeat.
—Film Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2026
But this year’s celebrations are soundtracked to a jarring backbeat as the country strains under economic pressure, insecurity and the biggest buzzkill of all — a government trying to cash in on the cool.
—Vanessa Offiong, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood and Jonathan and Jordan Knight half-rap over an irritating electronic backbeat like wannabe Beastie Boys.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backbeat
Noun
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This is a fatal heart rhythm disturbance that can occur even after a single episode of inhalant use.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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Shipp fostered a sound with wah-wah guitar and a tight rhythm section.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
Noun
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On contact, Adames took off for third with the casual cadence of someone who thinks the inning is about to end.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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Yet the problem has grown sharply over the past decade as the cost of launches has dropped and the cadence of space flights has increased.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The county added that all the meters are now fully connected to the new system.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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The 115-foot-tall (35 meters) Vega C, which was developed by ESA, debuted in July 2022.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
19 May 2026
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“Backbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backbeat. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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