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adjective

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Recent Examples of hourly
Adverb
The National Weather Service, NOAA weather stations, and Esri update the data hourly. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Feb. 2025 Trump’s world is one where off-the-cuff statements can be massaged, and his telegenic cabinet overturn the paradigms of global security hourly, without major consequence. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Nationally, bus operators for urban transit systems made an average hourly wage of $24.87 in 2023, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025 This hourly energy expenditure can be calculated by dividing the total BMR by 24. Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hourly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hourly
Adverb
  • On Etna’s north face, young volcanic soil constantly rejuvenates itself, creating an unusual ecosystem.
    Rachel King, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • The weekly specials rotate constantly, which means there's always something new to try. pondicheri.com, 2800 Kirby Dr, Houston, TX 77098 Maximo This newer concept has rightfully gained praise and popularity amongst locals.
    Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • Alcala is often seen at Verdugo's games, sporting team gear alongside their children, Efrain, A.J. and Alianna.
    Nasha Smith, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Myanmar’s junta government doesn’t often want others to intervene in its affairs.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • There are instances where global delivery models make sense particularly for commodity services, around-the-clock support or non-sensitive operations.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Their daily realities can include profound communication limitations, self-injurious behaviors, seizures, catatonia, sleep problems, and other ongoing medical and behavioral challenges that usually require around-the-clock assistance.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • Under former President Joe Biden, border agents frequently recorded over 7,000 border crossings per day.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • In today’s competitive real estate market, homes often sell quickly and sellers frequently dictate closing dates and other key terms.
    Lucas Bucl, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • At the sentencing, the child’s father, Tyler Coyle, said the boy underwent three life-saving brain surgeries, countless hours of therapy, needed round-the-clock care and needed a wheelchair or walker.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
  • The company aims to provide round-the-clock, low-carbon energy production.
    Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • Guadarrama always responded immediately, and repeatedly followed up.
    Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Bryce Mitchell spewed a wildly anti-Semitic concept on his podcast earlier this year, and Conor McGregor has repeatedly made negative comments about Dagestani people.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In relatively lean times the budget lobbying grows even more intense — a cyclic phenomenon now playing out as politicians wrestle with multibillion-dollar shortfalls.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
  • In relatively lean times the budget lobbying grows even more intense — a cyclic phenomenon now playing out as politicians wrestle with multi-billion-dollar shortfalls.
    Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • Adopt an ongoing monitoring approach to continually reassess risks and ensure compliance as the systems and regulatory landscape change.
    Hugo Farinha, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Jimmy Butler continually found open teammates, and those open teammates continually missed open shots.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025

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“Hourly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hourly. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

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