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
Emma Bowman, NPR, 23 June 2025
Marte — a frequent housing development opponent whose district includes the Elizabeth Street Garden — also committed to supporting two other rezonings to build roughly an additional 500 affordable units in the area, Mastro said.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025
Mike Snider, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Albemarle Country boasted three Founding Fathers and all of them—Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe—were said to have frequented a Court Square tavern on market days.
—Deborah Baker
june 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
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Adjective
Leavitt sources his wood locally, from city streets and other urban spaces in the Greater Los Angeles area — a frequent backdrop in Lynch's films.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 23 June 2025
Marte — a frequent housing development opponent whose district includes the Elizabeth Street Garden — also committed to supporting two other rezonings to build roughly an additional 500 affordable units in the area, Mastro said.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025
Verb
Michaels is hoping to sew up the business of fans who frequented the fabric and craft chain Joann, which has folded all of its stores after filing for bankruptcy.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Albemarle Country boasted three Founding Fathers and all of them—Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe—were said to have frequented a Court Square tavern on market days.
—Deborah Baker
june 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frequent
Adjective
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To help, managers are launching products with periodic windows of liquidity.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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Trump Opens $5 Million Gold Card Visa Waitlist—What To Know There has always been periodic tension between the legal profession and the government’s agendas.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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This is an excellent day for business and commercial ventures, because your objectives and goals are clearer to you than usual.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
22 June 2025
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Did Bill Plaschke ghost-write these letters with his usual accurate predictions/suggestions?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2025
Verb
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Looking back on last year’s postseason, perhaps the only hypothetical that haunts the Mets is what a fully healthy Senga could have meant for them, especially in their NLCS against the Dodgers.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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The $3 million heist thriller follows former renowned magician Hadi, haunted by a tragic past, who devises a bold plan to steal the legendary Hati Kesuma necklace — a jewel worth millions — from a corrupt billionaire’s mansion.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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And such fatal bargains are all over the work of the filmmaker Paul Verhoeven, who directed RoboCop and Starship Troopers, movies in which the bodies and souls of regular people are commandeered for the benefit of the powerful.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
21 June 2025
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However, there's only 1 gram of fiber in a regular bagel and white bread, Zuckerbrot said.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the blink of a TikTok clip.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
18 June 2025
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A lot can happen in 20-plus years: careers can rise and fall, empires can crumble under their own weight, cult fan favorites can give birth to money-minting franchises, a minor horror subgenre can suddenly become ubiquitous.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2025
Verb
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Camron McDowell — a 6-foot-6, 180-pound senior-to-be combo guard from Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, Oklahoma, who averaged 27.3 points per game in 2024-25 — visited Utah on March 30.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2025
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Shohei Ohtani becomes the first Japanese player to hit for the cycle in Major League Baseball. 2021 — The Blue Jays set a record for a visiting team at Fenway Park by blasting 8 homers in an 18-4 win over the Red Sox.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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Your dog was drinking more water to try and maintain hydration but once the stomach is irritated enough to keep vomiting, a cause needs to be identified, and medications are needed to stop the repeated vomiting.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2025
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If finding a soulmate in the urban sprawl of Los Angeles is a long and arduous journey, one studded with minefields erupting in confusion, anxiety and repeated dismay, then let the body lead the way.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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The most common presentation of early-stage appendix cancer is appendicitis, when the appendix becomes inflamed and infected.—
Kristen Fischer,
Health,
13 June 2025
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That means there's no data to be sniffed in transit, phished, or compromised through other common methods.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2025
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“Frequent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frequent. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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