rhythms

NOUN

beat, accent of sound, music

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cadence flow movement pattern pulse swing tempo

STRONG

bounce cadency downbeat lilt measure meter metre periodicity regularity rhyme time uniformity

WEAK

rise and fall

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rhythms

The 29-year-old's ablation procedure - a minimally invasive operation to correct irregular heart rhythms - took place at Spire Manchester Hospital on Tuesday morning.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

I missed the rhythms of Shakespeare’s music, though the most compelling poetic imagery in the adaptation is from the original.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

I had gone from a high-intensity profession, a full family and social life and various volunteer commitments—all frenetically coordinated through my smartphone—to the unstructured rhythms of prison.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

The results indicate that maintaining predictable daily rhythms could be a simple way to support health, particularly for older adults dealing with insomnia.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

Built-in speakers, too, plus buttons I could push for rhythms like jazz beats and military and drums.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper