1
as in periodic
appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time
our local multiplex usually has frequent showings of blockbusters, with starting times about every half hour
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2
as in usual
often observed or encountered
finches are frequent sights in this part of the country
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as in to haunt
to go to or spend time in often
like their counterparts elsewhere, the town's teenagers like to frequent the local malls
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Recent Examples of frequent
Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2025
Most airlines prioritize status holders within their frequent flier programs for complimentary upgrades to Economy Plus or business class.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2025
Damien Scott, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2025
Marine megafauna and five species of sea turtles also frequent the coast.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Judge James Boasberg, now a frequent target of Trump, has since ordered five of Trump’s Cabinet members to preserve all Signal messages sent from March 11 to March 15.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2025
Most airlines prioritize status holders within their frequent flier programs for complimentary upgrades to Economy Plus or business class.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2025
Verb
Badu and her younger sister, Koko, also frequented The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, where her mother and godmother volunteered.
—Damien Scott, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2025
Marine megafauna and five species of sea turtles also frequent the coast.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frequent
Adjective
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Typically, the training phase is very expensive computationally and happens either only once in the case of a base model, or infrequently with periodic model updates and fine-tunings.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 Apr. 2025
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Even if Lynch’s episode is much stronger, this entire project is extremely worthwhile, and hopefully will receive periodic updates.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Several key figures - see Kevin de Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Kyle Walker - are now into the twilights of their respective careers and so Guardiola’s team have been unable to play its usual style of high-energy, high-intensity soccer.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Billy Martin, his usual go-to guy, was now managing the A’s, and Stick was right there, serving as his top Yankees advisor.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Simultaneously, McKay’s decision to defy Robby (Noah Wyle) earlier in this never-ending shift also comes back to haunt her this hour.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025
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But for mysterious/haunting reasons to be revealed in the season opener, that is easier said than done.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Hair Brush with Greatness The healthiest possible hair requires regular brushing.—
Michael Odell,
Air Mail,
10 Apr. 2025
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Bridgeport Islanders forward Adam Beckman, 23, will miss the remainder of the regular season with just five games remaining after he was suspended by the American Hockey League’s Player Safety Committee on Wednesday.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Sheer looks are a ubiquitous part of many a modern red carpet event.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Plugging his new album with the wonderfully ubiquitous Brandi Carlile, the EGOT winner is the musical guest this week with Oscar nominee Carlile, who is back for her third time too.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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More than this perhaps, as Sara Halpern, visiting assistant professor of history at St. Olaf college, wrote to me, the attack had a broader purpose.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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Schepers went to visit her boyfriend after leaving the bar.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And Ukraine may struggle to acquire enough deep-strike munitions to sustain repeated strikes on Engels.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Express Unlimited, which allows repeated access, is not being offered.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Furthermore, poor diets are common in the U.S., and the fast pace of life can cause more stress than women experience elsewhere, Annapoorna Kini, MD, director of the Interventional Structural Heart Disease Program for the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital in New York, added.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
2 Apr. 2025
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However, the dress proved exceedingly difficult to appropriately pair with a corset (an undergarment whose use was extremely common and all but outright expected at the time), thanks to its sheer qualities.—
Molly Peck,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Frequent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frequent. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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