variants
or cyclical
as in periodic
happening again and again in the same order
cyclic changes in the weather the cyclical nature of history
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The procedure is cyclic and must not be abused or skipped.
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Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2024
Goodnight, sleep tight Do as yogis do and push the cyclic pattern of negative attitudes far away so that tomorrow will be an even better day.
—Kathleen Baird-Murray, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2024
Additionally, versions of our cyclic universe model make specific predictions about the distribution of different types of matter throughout the universe.
—Neil Turok, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The products are free of parabens, SLS/SLES, cyclic silicones, phthalates, and formaldehyde.
—Deanna Pai, Peoplemag, 3 Dec. 2023
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Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2024
Goodnight, sleep tight Do as yogis do and push the cyclic pattern of negative attitudes far away so that tomorrow will be an even better day.
—Kathleen Baird-Murray, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2024
Additionally, versions of our cyclic universe model make specific predictions about the distribution of different types of matter throughout the universe.
—Neil Turok, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The products are free of parabens, SLS/SLES, cyclic silicones, phthalates, and formaldehyde.
—Deanna Pai, Peoplemag, 3 Dec. 2023
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The project, which is designed to include periodic nourishments every five to seven years for 50 years, got off to a rocky start when an original dredge location was delivering more rocks and pebbles than expected and a new borrow location had to be found.Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
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In addition to the energy expense of post-combustion technology, the chemical mixture used to capture CO2 picks up impurities and starts to lose effectiveness over time, and its periodic replacement is expensive.Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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There’s a recurrent overstating of baseball’s significance: the satirist Ring Lardner called it the World Serious.Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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However, ocular exposure to sulfur mustard can also produce long-term effects, including recurrent inflammation and erosion of the cornea.New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024
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Acronis has continuous protection similar to what Carbonite Cloud Backup offers.PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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To be sure, the solar industry at large should continue to expand irrespective of who runs the government, as continuous cost declines have made solar an increasingly viable energy source.Trefis Team, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Cyclic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyclic. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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