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backbeat

noun

Definition of backbeat

as in rhythm

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Recent Examples of backbeat Sly Dunbar, the legendary Jamaican drummer who helped steer reggae‘s modern evolution while providing the backbeat to countless recordings, has died. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026 The album started with quiet wind and then turned into a tornado of thunder and sirens, swordplay and gunfire over big horns and a funky soul backbeat. — Film Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2026 Buzzing melodies of alt-rock drift over midtown and in the places in between—licks, backbeats and inspirations are traded by musicians and producers bar for bar. — Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026 But this year’s celebrations are soundtracked to a jarring backbeat as the country strains under economic pressure, insecurity and the biggest buzzkill of all — a government trying to cash in on the cool. — Vanessa Offiong, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for backbeat

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Noun

Band from Venezuela fuses reggae, funk, soul and Caribbean rhythms with Latin pop and alternative influences.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
But, after falling behind 3-2 in the first set, Alcaraz began to find a rhythm.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of rhythm

Noun

The buildout of the Starlink megaconstellation has driven Falcon 9's launch cadence to record highs over the past few years.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
The music and cadence of its passages and stanzas, even specific lines, come to me often, and I am often moved again.

— Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of cadence

Noun

The million-square-foot (93,000-square-meter) main building has remained empty since Katrina.

— JACK BROOK, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Around midnight on Friday morning, a member of a team dispatched to monitor the lake told CCTV the barrier forming the lake stretched about 150 meters long and 40 or 50 meters high.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

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