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drumbeat

noun

a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause

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Word length
8
Starts with
D
Ends with
T
Contains
RU
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause

    “the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq”

noun

  1. (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown

noun

  1. the sound made by beating a drum

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the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq

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