drumbeat
noun
drum·beat
ˈdrəm-ˌbēt 
1
: a stroke on a drum or its sound
also
: a series of such strokes
2
: vociferous advocacy of a cause
3
Examples of drumbeat in a Sentence
I could hear the drumbeat of a parade down the street.
a dizzying drumbeat of interviews in the hours following her winning of the Academy Award
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And the unofficial nature of these groupings means that there is no regular drumbeat of planning among political and military staffs.
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Ely Ratner, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2025
There is a considerable short position against the market and a general drumbeat of negativity.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 May 2025
The campaign was threaded with a drumbeat suggestion that homeless people are a subhuman plague.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2025
For 18 months leading up to last October’s opt-out deadline for the current WNBA collective bargaining agreement, executive director of the players association Terri Jackson heard a consistent drumbeat about what the league’s players wanted to prioritize.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Ely Ratner, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2025
There is a considerable short position against the market and a general drumbeat of negativity.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 May 2025
The campaign was threaded with a drumbeat suggestion that homeless people are a subhuman plague.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2025
For 18 months leading up to last October’s opt-out deadline for the current WNBA collective bargaining agreement, executive director of the players association Terri Jackson heard a consistent drumbeat about what the league’s players wanted to prioritize.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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“Drumbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drumbeat. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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drumbeat
noun
drum·beat
ˈdrəm-ˌbēt
: a stroke on a drum or its sound
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