steady drumbeat
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3.4
- noun
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- The steady drumbeat of the band created an exciting atmosphere during the parade.
Examples
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Going back to the 2008 campaign, Republicans have kept up a steady drumbeat that "half of Americans don't pay taxes."
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The administration kept a steady drumbeat for war, releasing various accounts to demonstrate why Iraq was an imminent threat.
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For months, there has been this steady drumbeat of news stories.
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Meanwhile, Argentina's economy has heard only the steady drumbeat of bad news.
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Having heard a steady drumbeat for several days, I inquired after its purpose.
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There's been a steady drumbeat of new zoonotic viruses.
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House Speaker John Boehner, who has kept up a steady drumbeat of press releases on the subject this week, on Thursday called on the White House to release documents showing its role in the decision.
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Discussing some of the implications of the findings, she stated the need for a "steady drumbeat" of anti-drug messages to youths.
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The steady drumbeat of war has been increasing in intensity over the past week, and it finally appears that a decisive battle between the Union and Confederacy is imminent.
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The steady drumbeat against government, crystallized by President Ronald Reagan in political mythology, but almost completely absent in the history of the United States, is having its predictable negative effects on our national economy.
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Synonyms
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3.3
A regular pattern of sounds and movements, often in music or dance
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1.0
A regular rhythm like the sound in music or a heartbeat
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1.6
A repeated sound made by hitting a drum
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1.8
Playing drums to make music
A steady beat that gives the basic timing in music or poems
A steady repeating drum sound you hear at parades
Antonyms
How Regular
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3.4
- Specialized
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8.0
- Specialized
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9.5
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'steady' (continuous, regular) with 'drumbeat' (a series of drum hits); together they describe a continuous, regular rhythm. This is a straightforward compositional noun phrase following common adjective + noun semantics and would be clear to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
The expression steady drumbeat comes from the regular sound of a drumbeat played in a steady way that keeps time and builds energy. So when people talk about a 'steady drumbeat' of news or actions they mean a constant, repeated push that keeps attention or pressure going.