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Recent Examples of backbeat
These are born from struggle, and rock ‘n’ roll fuses them with a backbeat and a holler.
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
Disappearances, of one kind or another, have become the backbeat of Chinese public life under Xi Jinping.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
But the result is something special, a danceable backbeat with vibes that are through the roof, which should find a home on plenty of dance floors even as the weather gets colder.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2023
Some people hear the birth of rock and roll in the nasty backbeat on records that Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Junior Wells, and Little Walter, among others, made in Chicago for Chess Records, the storied indie label, in the nineteen-fifties.
—John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
Disappearances, of one kind or another, have become the backbeat of Chinese public life under Xi Jinping.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
But the result is something special, a danceable backbeat with vibes that are through the roof, which should find a home on plenty of dance floors even as the weather gets colder.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2023
Some people hear the birth of rock and roll in the nasty backbeat on records that Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Junior Wells, and Little Walter, among others, made in Chicago for Chess Records, the storied indie label, in the nineteen-fifties.
—John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backbeat
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Redshirt junior Azzi Fudd, playing just her second game back from an ACL tear suffered last season, found a rhythm with Bueckers in the fourth with the pair connecting on three straight plays for a 7-2 run in the opening minutes.Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 26 Nov. 2024
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The Ravens scored the decisive touchdown — a 51-yard run from Justice Hill — six plays later. Johnston, who struggled with drops as a rookie last year before finding a rhythm in his second pro season, acknowledged a lack of focus at the point of the catch.Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
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The cadence of the play is clearly off, as Rizzo doesn’t charge and Cole appears to get lost in no man’s land between the pitcher’s mound and first base.Tony Blengino, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Enterprises aren’t accustomed to working in that type of cadence and with that type of pace.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
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This article contains additional reporting from The Associated Press fairness meter Newsweek is committed to journalism that's factual and fair.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Dubai Harbour’s 20-million-square-foot expanse, for example, can accommodate up to 700 vessels, including superyachts up to 160 meters in length.Dubai Tourism Contributor, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Backbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backbeat. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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