as in rhythm
the recurrent pattern formed by a series of sounds having a regular rise and fall in intensity
the soothing cadence of the lecturer's voice nearly put me to sleep
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Recent Examples of cadence
But Colin says it with the cadence of love, which his mother in her dying days simply cannot understand.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
And newer skills have been added, such as security by design to engineering roles, zero-trust architecture to architecture roles and new collaboration tools, cadence, rituals and ceremonies have been introduced across the organization.
—Balmukund Shukla, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
That’s because a transcript doesn’t capture the cadence, inflection and mood of the answers.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 15 May 2025
For the minute repeater, Vacheron Constantin created a proprietary centripetal regulator that controls the cadence of the mechanism, allowing the hammers to be struck at precise intervals.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
And newer skills have been added, such as security by design to engineering roles, zero-trust architecture to architecture roles and new collaboration tools, cadence, rituals and ceremonies have been introduced across the organization.
—Balmukund Shukla, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
That’s because a transcript doesn’t capture the cadence, inflection and mood of the answers.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 15 May 2025
For the minute repeater, Vacheron Constantin created a proprietary centripetal regulator that controls the cadence of the mechanism, allowing the hammers to be struck at precise intervals.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cadence
rhythm
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Some researchers have suspected for a while that these rhythms can synchronize with the rhythm of music.—
Eva Amsen,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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The film belongs lock, stock and barrel to Del Toro, playing this Onassis-style billionaire who proves again to be so adept to the rhythms of Anderson’s dialogue and delivers flawlessly here.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
18 May 2025
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“Cadence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadence. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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