drumbeat

noun

ˈdrəm-ˌbēt How to pronounce drumbeat (audio)
Definition of drumbeatnext
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 And the drumbeat of safety concerns continue to beat louder, with AI companies revealing more instances of models acting without human authorization in the past week. — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026 There’s been a steady drumbeat of streaming price hikes as companies over the last few years — and months — as companies moved away from a focus on subscriber additions to profitability. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026 Elsinore The drumbeat heading into Toronto was all about Andrew Scott’s lead performance as the actor Ian Charleson. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 If your company does not follow that drumbeat, your efforts are not in sync with theirs. — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drumbeat
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  1. barrage
  2. flurry
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  • Young men from the village pushed the settlers back with a barrage of stones, allowing Khrzhanovskiy and Nathaniel to run to Levine and guide her toward the village.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Jose Cabrera, was standing at the front entrance of the club when the barrage of bullets began flying.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of barrage
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  • Florida has accelerated its pace of executions amid a flurry of death warrants signed by DeSantis since 2025.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Facing a flurry of negative reactions, the AI content was taken down within three hours.
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of flurry

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“Drumbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumbeat. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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