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  • noun Plural form of drumbeat.

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Examples

  • The sharp drumbeats from the French ships, the lighting up of open ports, the burning of blue lights, showed Blackwood what was in progress.

    Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima John Richard Hale

  • Adding to the drumbeats were the thundering hoofs of lancers.

    Darksong Rising Modesitt, L. E. 1999

  • This is repeated over and over as you realize the drumbeats are the heart and rhythm for the orchestra.

    Thoroughbred News | BloodHorse.com 2010

  • Mrs. Clinton, who is visiting the U.A.E., Oman and Qatar this week, said she is aware of the "drumbeats" that risk sparking a regional war between Tehran and its allies on the one side, and the U.S. and Israel on the other.

    Clinton Says Curbs Slow Iran Program Jay Solomon 2011

  • Iran for encouraging the "drumbeats" of war around the region to divert attention from its nuclear work.

    Reuters: Top News 2011

  • Iran for encouraging the "drumbeats" of war around the region to divert attention from its nuclear work.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Iran for encouraging the "drumbeats" of war around the region to divert attention from its nuclear work.

    Reuters: Top News 2011

  • Iran for encouraging the "drumbeats" of war around the region to divert attention from its nuclear work.

    Reuters: Top News 2011

  • Iran for encouraging the "drumbeats" of war around the region to divert attention from its nuclear work.

    Reuters: Top News 2011

  • To the sound of a conch shell and Native American drumbeats, protesters marched to the state Capitol on Sunday to join about 2,500 others in opposition to Arizona's new immigration law.

    POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Monday, April 26, 2010 2010

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