1
as in regularly
at regular intervals
New editions are released periodically.
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2
as in occasionally
on some occasions
Though he now lives across town, he still periodically visits the old diner.
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Recent Examples of periodically
That agreement has been periodically reaffirmed over the ensuing 75 years, most recently in 2004, ensuring the U.S. can maintain early warning radar, utilize the two-mile-long airstrip on the island, and harness the port at Pituffick, the northernmost deep-water port in the world.
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James Patton Rogers & Caroline Kennedy Pipe / Made By History , TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
More specifically, frequency-shift keying encodes information by periodically shifting the frequency of a carrier between several discrete frequencies.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2025
But that didn't satisfy the detectives who had left the room periodically to phone Dr. Choi.
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—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
Long ago, Southern California’s scrub-forest ecosystems would periodically burn, limiting fuel for future fires.
—Justin Angle, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
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James Patton Rogers & Caroline Kennedy Pipe / Made By History , TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
More specifically, frequency-shift keying encodes information by periodically shifting the frequency of a carrier between several discrete frequencies.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2025
But that didn't satisfy the detectives who had left the room periodically to phone Dr. Choi.
DET.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
Long ago, Southern California’s scrub-forest ecosystems would periodically burn, limiting fuel for future fires.
—Justin Angle, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for periodically
Adverb
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Dominic Jackson, from San Jose, California, regularly shares videos to TikTok alongside his wife, Lauriane, under the handle @familyonthemap.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Eating breakfast regularly has been shown to help reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity, according to UC Davis Health.—
Erica Lamberg,
Fox News,
20 Jan. 2025
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Since then, they could only be glimpsed occasionally on the zoo's social media feed (including rolling around in the flurries during a snowstorm earlier this month).—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
24 Jan. 2025
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But releases must go on, albeit with occasionally altered circumstances.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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By bypassing the hazardous waters around the Stad peninsula, the tunnel will eliminate the need for navigating its frequently rough seas and powerful currents.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Oddly enough, though, the Blackhawks frequently have been at their best against the league’s best.—
Mark Lazerus,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Fans accused Kardashian, who rarely speaks about her politician beliefs, of supporting the Trump administration.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Experts say such hearings are rarely granted and even more rarely successful.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Living standards fall continuously, millennials are screwed (never mind the following generations).—
Marlene Engelhorn,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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The researchers think the site was continuously occupied from the early Roman period (around the first century C.E.) until the end of the Byzantine period (in the late sixth century C.E.).—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 Jan. 2025
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Rare winter storm:Southern system turns deadly; dig-out begins Rare black ice in New Orleans State and local officials were struggling to clear roadways left unnavigable by the storm, sometimes dealing with a shortage of plows in states seldom requiring them.—
Brandon Girod,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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Its citizens have voiced their distrust of the police department over the years on a number of fronts, noting that officers — many of them white and Hispanic — seldom leave their patrol cars except to make an arrest.—
JULIE K. BROWN,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Periodically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periodically. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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