1
as in frequent
appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time
sent out periodic reminders about the office dress code
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as in recurrent
occurring or appearing at intervals
periodic snow showers that might leave up to an inch
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Recent Examples of periodic
Instead of a confrontational regional environment characterized by periodic attacks against Iran and Iranian retaliation, a new agreement could bring greater stability and predictability.
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Robert J. Einhorn, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
Drivers should expect some off-peak lane closures and periodic impacts as the project wraps up.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Aug. 2025
The outputs of a periodic function, like a sine wave, repeat over and over again.
—Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
West Nile counts vary widely from year to year because of periodic epidemics, the CDC says.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
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Robert J. Einhorn, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
Drivers should expect some off-peak lane closures and periodic impacts as the project wraps up.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Aug. 2025
The outputs of a periodic function, like a sine wave, repeat over and over again.
—Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
West Nile counts vary widely from year to year because of periodic epidemics, the CDC says.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for periodic
Adjective
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The new policy, first reported by One Mile at a Time, isn't a blanket ban on kids in first class, but restricts young children from getting a first class seat using frequent flyer miles or by getting an upgrade.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Speaking on a podcast last year, Kirk described receiving frequent death threats, saying the dangerous messages showed his political movement had struck a nerve with political opponents.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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The results showed no significant differences between the two groups in rates of death, recurrent heart attack or hospitalization for heart failure.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Using advanced recurrent networks, researchers mapped inner speech into recognizable words, hitting conversational-level performance.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Much of the more complicated Swyft logic board was consolidated into smaller custom gate array chips for mass production, along with the use of a regular 68000 instead of the more limited 68008, which was also cheaper in volume despite only being run at 5MHz.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Target pants come in five colors, including black, beige, brown, navy blue, and dark green, as well as regular and short lengths in sizes XS through XXL.—
Destinee Scott,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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Audiences can also expect a new teacher, Luke Tennie’s Dominic, and potentially more recurring and guest characters.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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This should further increase the bank's base of more recurring revenue streams.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
27 Aug. 2025
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Most families cannot sustain repeated interventions.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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But some viewers and social-media users quickly suggested the footage appeared digitally generated, pointing to glitches and the repeated, uniform motion of fans in the background.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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However, Lenovo’s continual experimentation has brought us some unique laptop releases and concepts in recent years, including a laptop with a screen that expands by rolling, a laptop with an outward folding screen, laptops with foldable screens, and laptops with dual 14-inch displays.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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But also expect a continual reshaping of how knowledge, personality, and digital presence can scale—one clone at a time.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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One of Bowie’s biggest inspirations seems to have been a periodical also called The Spectator, which was published between 1711 and 1712.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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As is customary in the comics periodical market, there are 10 cover variants available from artists including Finch, Tony Moore, Lorenzo De Felici, Eric Canete and Ryan Ottley, that customers can order through their retailer.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Touch screens are the worst, thanks to the constant exposure to our oily fingers.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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That said, one critical component has remained constant – the Chicago Bears belong to more than just Chicago.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Periodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periodic. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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