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Recent Examples of backbeat
The ascent from quiet guitar picking to soul backbeat to power chords feels inevitable but satisfying.
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Jon Pareles, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Advertisement What had been the backbeat of a bygone epoch, the waltz amazingly survived in the 20th century.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Along with resonate vocals from both, credit Mars’ rhythmic instincts for including drums that power the urgency of the song’s lyrics, with fills nudging the chorus instead of existing merely as a backbeat.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood and Jonathan and Jordan Knight half-rap over an irritating electronic backbeat like wannabe Beastie Boys.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Jon Pareles, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Advertisement What had been the backbeat of a bygone epoch, the waltz amazingly survived in the 20th century.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Along with resonate vocals from both, credit Mars’ rhythmic instincts for including drums that power the urgency of the song’s lyrics, with fills nudging the chorus instead of existing merely as a backbeat.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood and Jonathan and Jordan Knight half-rap over an irritating electronic backbeat like wannabe Beastie Boys.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backbeat
Noun
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These electrodes are connected to an external battery that delivers a pulse to control the heart’s rhythm and correct slow or irregular heartbeats.—
Payal Dhar,
Scientific American,
2 Apr. 2025
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There’s a clarity between them, a kind of unspoken rhythm that can only come from years of refining their process, and showing up with purpose.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There’s a certain cadence to that that takes months or years.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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While Gone Girls does move chronologically through the years of the case, it’s not motivated by an investigative cadence.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Water resistance has been increased to 500 meters (50 BAR), reinforcing the watch’s status as a true tool watch for extreme conditions.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Ellie McCuskey-Hay, St. Ignatius track and field: McCuskey-Hay won the long jump with a season-best mark of 19 feet, 7 inches and won the 200 meters with a personal-best time of 23.9 seconds at the Lynbrook Invitational on Saturday.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Backbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backbeat. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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