metronomic

variants also metronomical

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Recent Examples of metronomic All that effort coalesced into an assault that runs with metronomic smoothness and offers up the propulsive destruction that defines this franchise. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025 At the end of the evening, during the Q&A, one question arrives with metronomic regularity: Who was the individual most responsible for America’s victory in the Cold War? Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 11 Feb. 2025 But the metronomic rhythm Oroz possessed was prescient. Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025 Their strong magnetic fields can produce beams of radio waves that sweep across the sky like a lighthouse, resulting in metronomic radio pulses with intervals ranging from milliseconds to seconds. Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 4 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for metronomic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for metronomic
Adjective
  • The temperature was up, the sun was shining and the sky featured smatterings of bright blue instead of a uniform drab gray.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The 33rd-round pick out of Central Michigan was slicing doubles down the lines, sliding into bags, making plays and coming up with his uniform dusty and browned.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Then the crickets become a new rhythmic feint, arranged for trap rhythm, and then another bass line blows up the landscape.
    Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
  • If the rhythmic releases of norepinephrine correlate with the arrival of a larger tracer at a sensor on the brain’s surface, that would be a fascinating finding.
    Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Sorting the correct size was not straightforward, as the Italian tires on the truck were oddly proportioned and on metric measurements.
    Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Their fight graded the highest on my Fight Score metric.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Store openings have always been a growth metric and indicator of success, helping grow brand awareness and customer acquisition.
    Clara Ludmir, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The Quinnipiac University poll’s finding marks the lowest approval rating a New York City mayor has received in a Quinnipiac survey since the university started quizzing local voters on that metric nearly 30 years ago.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Monk missed the last nine games of the 2023-24 regular season and two play-in games due to a right MCL sprain.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • At 97 points and with four games remaining in the regular season, the Bolts sit three points behind the Toronto Maple Leafs for the Atlantic Division lead.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2025

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“Metronomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metronomic. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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