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
After a steady drumbeat of positivity and hope around a young squad with huge potential, there’s been a real drop-off in results and optimism.
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The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 11 June 2025
Yet that’s been a steady drumbeat in the Jurassic Worlds since the 2015 installment, which restaged the T. rex goat-eating scene from the original Jurassic Park — one of the most incredible reveals since the one in Jaws — from the perspective of a blasé teen who turns away to take a call.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 June 2025
There was also a steady drumbeat of business closures, from decades-old mainstays such as Marlborough Gallery, Washburn Gallery, and Mitchell-Innes & Nash to David Lewis Gallery, which shuttered after an impactful 11 years, and several smaller operations focused on emerging artists.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 29 June 2025
There were all these signs that Durant was destined to land in Houston — at least in terms of how they were viewed around the league — but the drumbeat of denials remained.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 22 June 2025
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The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 11 June 2025
Yet that’s been a steady drumbeat in the Jurassic Worlds since the 2015 installment, which restaged the T. rex goat-eating scene from the original Jurassic Park — one of the most incredible reveals since the one in Jaws — from the perspective of a blasé teen who turns away to take a call.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 June 2025
There was also a steady drumbeat of business closures, from decades-old mainstays such as Marlborough Gallery, Washburn Gallery, and Mitchell-Innes & Nash to David Lewis Gallery, which shuttered after an impactful 11 years, and several smaller operations focused on emerging artists.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 29 June 2025
There were all these signs that Durant was destined to land in Houston — at least in terms of how they were viewed around the league — but the drumbeat of denials remained.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drumbeat
Noun
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Ionescu’s barrage continued, however, with a 25-foot trey after Kennedy Burke’s block on Satou Sabally.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
25 July 2025
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So far, Powell is resisting cutting rates, hence the barrage of insults and threat of firing.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
24 July 2025
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This move could be the first of a flurry after Arizona was swept by Houston earlier this week.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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That area has seen a flurry of property sales since Mayor Joe Hogsett announced his intentions to build a professional league stadium at what is now the downtown Indianapolis heliport, but some of the Simon property purchases predate the mayor's public announcement.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
25 July 2025
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“Drumbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumbeat. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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