1
as in recurrent
occurring or appearing at intervals
intermittent showers had me opening and closing my umbrella all day long
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2
as in sporadic
lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence
the breadwinner's intermittent employment put the family in a difficult position financially
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Recent Examples of intermittent
Most days are billed at a routine home-care rate — with intermittent nurse and aide visits in the patient’s residence.
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John Samuels, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
His strict protocol could be personalized after extensive lab testing, but generally involved a low-carbohydrate diet, intermittent fasting, supplements and, at times, interventions such as hormone treatments and home mold remediation.
—Lindsay Gellman, New York Times, 21 May 2025
For listeners primed to respect outlaw signifiers, his intermittent rule breaking is humanizing and authenticating.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 20 May 2025
What made the biggest difference in her journey was intermittent fasting, and sticking to clean foods through her fresh food delivery service.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 20 May 2025
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John Samuels, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
His strict protocol could be personalized after extensive lab testing, but generally involved a low-carbohydrate diet, intermittent fasting, supplements and, at times, interventions such as hormone treatments and home mold remediation.
—Lindsay Gellman, New York Times, 21 May 2025
For listeners primed to respect outlaw signifiers, his intermittent rule breaking is humanizing and authenticating.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 20 May 2025
What made the biggest difference in her journey was intermittent fasting, and sticking to clean foods through her fresh food delivery service.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermittent
Adjective
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The findings of the survey come in contrast to a recent Pew Research Center poll, released in January, which found roughly equal shares of American men and women experience recurrent loneliness.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
21 May 2025
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Symmetry through recurrent objects entered in the frame is common, with temporal match-cuts employed to take us from day to night, or even sunlight to surrounding snow.—
David Katz,
IndieWire,
18 May 2025
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Unfortunately, those days are more sporadic and like Hernandez, resembles little to the player who dragged Milan over the line three years ago to steal an unlikely league title.—
Emmet Gates,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Those moments have grown more sporadic in recent months, with Watkins no longer looked to as Villa’s key source of goals.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Does this bring him into a more recurring, regular role?—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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Dobson says the research is coming now that the power engineering community increasingly recognizes cascading failures as a distinct and recurring problem—a concept that still elicited protests from power engineers in the aftermath of the 2003 blackout.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Aug. 2013
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Others that have a small selling history and only a handful of items for sale at a time tend to be occasional sellers and wardrobe clearers.—
Benjamin Voyer,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The audience is present in a politely distant but receptive way with shots from the back of their heads and an occasional darkened full-theater shot.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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Modern belt drive systems, such as those from Gates, are made of a complex mixture of materials (above) that provide a service life far longer than a chain, operate in near silence, and require little to no maintenance, apart from periodic tension adjustments.—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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The suit claims the Trump administration’s decision to cut short the duration of immigration and work authorizations for Haitians was done in violation of immigration law and without the proper periodic review that the TPS statute requires.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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The 2014 retirement of Malcolm (who died in 2017) and sudden spring 2016 departure of Johnson due to the risk of complete hearing loss threw shade on the future.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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As guests hurried into the building to escape the sudden downpour — with a few leaving early, uncertain about how the rest of the day would unfold — Ashley had to think on her feet.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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“Intermittent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermittent. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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