as in rhythmical
marked by or occurring with a noticeable regularity in the rise and fall of sound
the song's cadent repetitions quickly became mesmerizing
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rhythmic
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The rhythmic beat takes us on a love story full of sensuality, something that these Colombian and Colombian-Mexican groups handle perfectly.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025 -
This rhythmic driving can create new forms of order that are impossible to achieve in equilibrium, revealing phenomena beyond the reach of conventional phases of matter.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Cadent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadent. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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