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as in serial
appearing in parts or numbers that follow regularly
a periodical town newsletter that is supported by local advertisers
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as in recurrent
occurring or appearing at intervals
periodical announcements from airline personnel concerning the delay
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as in frequent
appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time
periodical visits to the dentist will help keep your teeth healthy
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as in newspaper
a publication that appears at regular intervals
subscribed to three new periodicals
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Recent Examples of periodical
Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
South Carolina has annual cicadas, which appear every year as the name suggests, and starting soon, the periodical Brood XIX, which emerges every 13 years in huge numbers.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 17 June 2025
In each of these periodicals, the passage—unmoored from its original context among other beauty secrets—offered a lengthy and extremely specific taxonomy of the connection between hair and character:
Coarse, black hair and dark skin signify great power of character, with a tendency to sensuality.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
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Adjective
All this turmoil represented a huge reversal in fortune for Diamond, which grew from modest beginnings to become the sole distributor for periodical comic books, and a major distributor of games, trade books and other collectibles, from the late 1990s.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
South Carolina has annual cicadas, which appear every year as the name suggests, and starting soon, the periodical Brood XIX, which emerges every 13 years in huge numbers.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
Noun
Plenty of people still enjoy traditional books and periodicals, and there are even readers for whom the networked age has enabled a kind of hyper-literacy; for them, a smartphone is a library in their pocket.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 17 June 2025
In each of these periodicals, the passage—unmoored from its original context among other beauty secrets—offered a lengthy and extremely specific taxonomy of the connection between hair and character:
Coarse, black hair and dark skin signify great power of character, with a tendency to sensuality.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for periodical
Adjective
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The waters of a Texas lake remain shrouded in mystery as dozens of young men’s bodies continue to be pulled from the depths, putting a community on edge as rumors of a serial killer continue to swirl.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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This time, we're introduced to Lottie, a grandmother who moonlights as a serial killer—and is forced to come out of retirement due to a series of unfortunate events.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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The antifungals for yeast work a bit better, FWIW, but as many as 28% of people still wind up with recurrent yeast infections.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
7 July 2025
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This study is important because its rigorous methodology confirms what previous research had suggested: Exercise extends disease-free survival for patients with cancer and should be incorporated as part of holistic treatment for patients to reduce their risk of recurrent and new cancers.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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So people like me, a frequent flier who prefers to use any spare change on traveling, can still have that dream home and see the world.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
5 July 2025
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This flexibility has led to more frequent visits, Potbelly’s chief marketing officer, David Daniels, said.—
Krysta Escobar,
CNBC,
5 July 2025
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In late June, the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba authorized the shootdown, permitted even in the absence of an immediate threat to life, according to Japan's Sankei Shimbun newspaper.—
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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While leading the Herald, the newspaper won five Pulitzer Prizes.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Traditional extract, transform and load (ETL) systems—built for periodic batch jobs—fall short in these contexts.—
Shinoy Vengaramkode Bhaskaran,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Beyond that, periodic chances of showers and storms will continue throughout the rest of the week.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
7 July 2025
Noun
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The study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, found that Florida adolescent general handgun carrying increased by 65%, from 3.7% to 6.0%, from 2002 to 2022.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 July 2025
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Advertisement Indian cities are warming at nearly twice the rate of the rest of the country, according to a study published in Nature journal in May 2024, with an average increase of 0.53°C per decade.—
Time,
Time,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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Unlike regular conditioners, which often focus solely on moisture, these formulas are designed to boost volume, strengthen strands, and improve the look of thinning hair.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
15 July 2025
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Try adding kamut berries (grains) to soups, stews, and salads, or using kamut flour in place of regular wheat flour in baked goods.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
15 July 2025
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“Periodical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periodical. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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