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Recent Examples of intermittently
Geraniums bloom in the spring and will rebloom intermittently throughout the summer and fall.
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Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
The show’s jingles about the virus also play intermittently throughout the day and residents are able to call in with questions.
—Ope Adetayo, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Wolski said roads on Wildcat Canyon and San Vicente will be subject to lane closures intermittently during the project.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
McNally, who authorities say was on probation after attacking a dog with an ax, had been staying intermittently in trailers in the El Cajon region in September 2023.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Further archaeological investigations of the site were complicated by graffiti, too, and the site was intermittently investigated but largely left alone by scientists—until now.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 1 June 2026
If a number is misrouted, unreachable or intermittently dropping, the project might be technically closed while the business is fully exposed.
—Liam Dunne, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Small fragrant white flowers bloom in spring, summer, and intermittently throughout the year.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 27 May 2026
Where the impact was expected to be heaver was in the Sierra Nevada, where rain and snow showers were expected intermittently through Thursday night.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
The show’s jingles about the virus also play intermittently throughout the day and residents are able to call in with questions.
—Ope Adetayo, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Wolski said roads on Wildcat Canyon and San Vicente will be subject to lane closures intermittently during the project.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
McNally, who authorities say was on probation after attacking a dog with an ax, had been staying intermittently in trailers in the El Cajon region in September 2023.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Further archaeological investigations of the site were complicated by graffiti, too, and the site was intermittently investigated but largely left alone by scientists—until now.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 1 June 2026
If a number is misrouted, unreachable or intermittently dropping, the project might be technically closed while the business is fully exposed.
—Liam Dunne, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Small fragrant white flowers bloom in spring, summer, and intermittently throughout the year.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 27 May 2026
Where the impact was expected to be heaver was in the Sierra Nevada, where rain and snow showers were expected intermittently through Thursday night.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermittently
Adverb
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The Missourian was delivered by more than sixty children, most of them boys, and periodically the paper sponsored an event for us at its office or at a local pizzeria.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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Epstein visited Interlochen periodically, often with his confidante and former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, and stayed in the lodge now marked for demolition.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
Adverb
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Murakami will occasionally expand the zone if the fastball is above the inner half of the plate.—
Andrea Arcadipane,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Co-starring Candy Clark, Rip Torn, and Buck Henry, the occasionally confusing movie also has its share of controversy.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
Adverb
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In the 1960s, the antiheroine — who sometimes leans hard into villain territory — was brought to life in the live-action world by Newmar on the Batman TV series opposite Adam West, who played the titular crime fighter.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Terminal 2, sometimes called the Humphrey Terminal, hosts smaller airlines, most prominently Sun Country, which was purchased this month by Allegiant Air, but will keep its brand for now, and also Southwest and Frontier.—
Julio Ojeda-Zapata,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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“Intermittently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermittently. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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