metronomic

variants also metronomical

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Recent Examples of metronomic Through it all, there’s the metronomic wash of the tides onto the sand, waves lapping the beach, the undulation of the ocean, and the cityscape of Rockaway, with its large apartment buildings and detached houses, in the background. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2025 Kamara and Tielemans usually symbolise Villa’s metronomic possession, but one conceded a penalty and the other was directly at fault for a goal. Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025 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 But the metronomic rhythm Oroz possessed was prescient. Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for metronomic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for metronomic
Adjective
  • Rural carriers oppose Verizon The Rural Wireless Association that represents small, rural carriers also opposed Verizon's request and asked for a uniform rule with short locking periods.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
  • Dog owners are on the hook to cover the cost of medical bills, lost wages and uniform replacement when letter carriers are attacked.
    Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 4 July 2025
Adjective
  • Shakedown leaves the attic and lets the light run over their guitars, with streaks of brightness and a rhythmic tightness that ditches the glorious sloppiness of bar italia’s earlier music.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 9 July 2025
  • Gains from the sectors and its rhythmic strength help the single push 45-44 on the all-genre Radio Songs chart.
    Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • Pro tip: Tying at least one outcome to a metric executives already track (e.g., days to deliver analytics, percent reduction in manual review, revenue capture) can help your proposal land in the next board deck instead of the pilot graveyard.
    Viraj Narayanan, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • Schedule strength — the metric SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has harped on recently — was set to become more important in CFP selections.
    Pete Sampson, New York Times, 9 July 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
  • Healthy hair requires more than just a regular trim and minimizing heat damage.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 July 2025
  • Unlike regular conditioners, which often focus solely on moisture, these formulas are designed to boost volume, strengthen strands, and improve the look of thinning hair.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 15 July 2025

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“Metronomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metronomic. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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