backbeats

Definition of backbeatsnext
plural of backbeat

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backbeats
Noun
  • There's something melodic about watching the sun rise over a rural stillness broken only by the rhythms of steel wheels on tracks.
    CBS News, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Balmoral is famously informal by royal standards, but there are still schedules and rhythms that are observed.
    Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Other than that, the differences in the format were small, distracting only because of how ingrained the cadences of the original are.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
  • One Battle After Another’s Kubrickian overtones are largely confined to Lockjaw’s story line — quite appropriate, as Kubrick was fascinated by how attempts to preserve power structures allowed murder to creep into the seemingly benign cadences of ordinary life.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Moon rocket Apollo’s Saturn V rockets stood 363 feet (110 meters), with five first-stage engines.
    Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • This may not seem too deep, but most marine life tends to live within the first 656 feet (200 meters) or so of a water column.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Backbeats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backbeats. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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