as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
a dizzying drumbeat of interviews in the hours following her winning of the Academy Award
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Recent Examples of drumbeat
There is a considerable short position against the market and a general drumbeat of negativity.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 May 2025
The campaign was threaded with a drumbeat suggestion that homeless people are a subhuman plague.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2025
For 18 months leading up to last October’s opt-out deadline for the current WNBA collective bargaining agreement, executive director of the players association Terri Jackson heard a consistent drumbeat about what the league’s players wanted to prioritize.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Beyond the physical abuse, Cassie endured a steady drumbeat of insidious threats that sent an unmistakable message: the violence could escalate at any moment.
—Lauren Hersh, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 May 2025
The campaign was threaded with a drumbeat suggestion that homeless people are a subhuman plague.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2025
For 18 months leading up to last October’s opt-out deadline for the current WNBA collective bargaining agreement, executive director of the players association Terri Jackson heard a consistent drumbeat about what the league’s players wanted to prioritize.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Beyond the physical abuse, Cassie endured a steady drumbeat of insidious threats that sent an unmistakable message: the violence could escalate at any moment.
—Lauren Hersh, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drumbeat
Noun
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Crow-Armstrong, Michael Busch and Matt Shaw added to the home run barrage as the Cubs evened the series before a second straight sellout of 41,084, which included thousands of road-tripping Cubs fans.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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Russia conducted its second-largest missile and drone attack on Ukraine since the start of its invasion in 2022, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) whose graph illustrate the response to Kyiv's drone barrage on Russian military airfields.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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Beyond the playoffs, NBA Draft, and flurry of early-summer free agency moves, the large majority of the NBA calendar plays out on regional sports networks.—
John Cassillo,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Posey sent a message, and that message was received. Led by Johnson, Ramos and plenty of others, the Giants responded to this morning’s flurry of roster moves by erasing a five-run deficit against the San Diego Padres to beat their divisional rival, 6-5.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 June 2025
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“Drumbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumbeat. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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