as in constantly
many times
she checks her phone for messages hourly
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Recent Examples of hourly
Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
In research showing that athletes can tolerate more than 100 grams of carbs hourly and that this amount increases carbohydrate oxidation, there is some concern that not all this sugar gets used up during exercise.
—Matthew Kadey, Outside Online, 8 Feb. 2025
Scott T. Gibson, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2025
The temperature around sunset in Key West Friday, Saturday and Sunday should be 77, according to Weather Underground’s hourly outlook.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
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Adverb
Other lawsuits seeking to stop Trump emerge hourly.
—Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
In research showing that athletes can tolerate more than 100 grams of carbs hourly and that this amount increases carbohydrate oxidation, there is some concern that not all this sugar gets used up during exercise.
—Matthew Kadey, Outside Online, 8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology maintains a website that calculates the living wage, what one full-time worker must earn on an hourly basis to cover the cost of their family’s minimum basic needs.
—Scott T. Gibson, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2025
The temperature around sunset in Key West Friday, Saturday and Sunday should be 77, according to Weather Underground’s hourly outlook.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hourly
Adverb
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True connection comes from mutual respect and emotional honesty, not from constantly adapting to keep the peace.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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But reality constantly intrudes through the depraved lives of the other street people, the harsh and ugly sounds, and visits from his paying admirers.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
6 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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While Taillon doesn’t want to go to the other extreme and rely on velocity, there is a balance that too often the 33-year-old couldn’t harness in 2024.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Fashion undeniably takes center stage at London Fashion Week’s Autumn/Winter 2025 collection in the British capital, yet the transformative power of hair often goes under appreciated.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Despite around-the-clock filming during three seasons from 2002 to 2004, Rivers claims she was never compensated for appearing on the Making the Band.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2025
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Since, Embiid needed extensive around-the-clock treatment, which included daily knee injections, to even suit up and play for Philadelphia.—
Evan Sidery,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The custodial staff has been laid off in some areas as well, meaning trash might not be picked up as frequently or restrooms may not be cleaned as often.—
Ashley Mahoney,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are frequently seen in the night sky, according to NASA.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Unlike traditional hosting providers, Rapyd Cloud offers consistent resources, round-the-clock customer support, and exceptional performance that allows site owners to focus on growth instead of technical issues.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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At times, the cameras were running nearly round-the-clock, turning Carbon Nation into a sort of immersive, nonstop reality show.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The ayatollah has repeatedly said Iran cannot trust that the United States would honor any bargain, especially after Mr. Trump pulled out of the last agreement to restrain Iran’s program.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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Since joining as chief executive officer, Joshua Schulman has said repeatedly that Burberry’s focus should be on outerwear — and the check.—
Violet Goldstone,
WWD,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The party never stops Perhaps all this overwhelming negativity regarding the end of the Universe is what prompted Nobel laureate Roger Penrose in 2010 to propose a completely different mechanism for the long-term fate of the Universe, something dubbed conformal cyclic cosmology, or CCC.—
Paul Sutter,
Ars Technica,
14 Jan. 2025
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Also known as the cyclic ketogenic diet, this dietary pan involves switching between a keto diet and a higher-carb diet.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
4 Oct. 2024
Adverb
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Getty Images Leave it to Julia Fox to continually come up with creative ways to make nudity fashion (pronounced as exaggeratedly as possible).—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
3 Mar. 2025
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Students continually suffer because of this attitude.—
Vincent Turley,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Hourly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hourly. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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