as in cadences
the recurrent pattern formed by a series of sounds having a regular rise and fall in intensity
the steady rhythm of the rain falling on the roof
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Recent Examples of rhythms
Bomba dancers often join drummers to merge their rhythms into a musical dialogue.
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Luis Giraldo, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Holding the pack was our guide from Hike Armenia, who corralled us through the verdant passage while pointing out rhythms of rural life.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
The ensuing density of pattern pressing against pattern animates a play of geometries and rhythms that links Keïta’s visual schemas to those of European abstraction.
—Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
In recent years, Moeller’s music has sped up considerably, ratcheting up from 120 BPM house and techno rhythms to the 170 BPM thrust of drum’n’bass.
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 6 Feb. 2026
Each sip serves as an invitation to slow down to the rhythms of the rails, to savor the scenery as the world goes by.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
This musical celebration of Carnival rhythms at University of Miami’s Gusman Concert Hall features the Frost Studio Jazz Band and the Peter London Global Dance Company.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Your 4th House of Home Support glows under the Full Moon, guiding you to settle any ruffled feathers by tending your space and honoring the rhythms that keep you grounded.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Adults with an evening chronotype were associated with a higher risk of circadian misalignment due to the mismatch between their internal circadian rhythms and the external natural and social environment, such as work schedules.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 30 Jan. 2026
Luis Giraldo, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Holding the pack was our guide from Hike Armenia, who corralled us through the verdant passage while pointing out rhythms of rural life.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
The ensuing density of pattern pressing against pattern animates a play of geometries and rhythms that links Keïta’s visual schemas to those of European abstraction.
—Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
In recent years, Moeller’s music has sped up considerably, ratcheting up from 120 BPM house and techno rhythms to the 170 BPM thrust of drum’n’bass.
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 6 Feb. 2026
Each sip serves as an invitation to slow down to the rhythms of the rails, to savor the scenery as the world goes by.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
This musical celebration of Carnival rhythms at University of Miami’s Gusman Concert Hall features the Frost Studio Jazz Band and the Peter London Global Dance Company.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Your 4th House of Home Support glows under the Full Moon, guiding you to settle any ruffled feathers by tending your space and honoring the rhythms that keep you grounded.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Adults with an evening chronotype were associated with a higher risk of circadian misalignment due to the mismatch between their internal circadian rhythms and the external natural and social environment, such as work schedules.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhythms
Noun
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And rather than a cutthroat competition of cadences and choreography, this show is more about scholarship.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Jan. 2026
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If the first Five Nights at Freddy’s played like a clunky attempt to introduce youngish kids to the cadences of horror, then its sequel plays like a clunky attempt to introduce now slightly olderish kids to the clichés of horror.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2025
Noun
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This earnings season, Europe's biggest pharma companies posted results ranging from 7% beats to 3% misses — but no one really cared.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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But the textures also start to get too uniformly shadowy, the beats too stiff.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Former Chicago Bears defensive tackle Steve McMichael, who was fighting against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), was feted by bagpipes and drums outside his Homer Glen home after his election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Piano showrooms followed, opening up and down 57th and 58th, between stores that sold sheet music, drums, and harps.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Rhythms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhythms. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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