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Recent Examples of sporadically
Bass enacted the curfew last week after five days of chaotic and sporadically violent protests that came in response to President Trump’s immigration crackdown in Southern California.
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Thereafter more prominent on the police blotter and the court docket than the record charts, Stone sporadically re-emerged after the turn of the millennium for a bizarre public appearance or chaotic concert date.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 9 June 2025
More than a dozen eyewitnesses, including those wounded in the attack, said Israeli troops shot at crowds in volleys of gunfire that occurred sporadically through the early hours of Sunday morning.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Confirmation of the whereabouts of deportees has been piecemeal, with advocacy groups, lawyers and news organizations sporadically releasing names and locations based on available information.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Thereafter more prominent on the police blotter and the court docket than the record charts, Stone sporadically re-emerged after the turn of the millennium for a bizarre public appearance or chaotic concert date.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 9 June 2025
More than a dozen eyewitnesses, including those wounded in the attack, said Israeli troops shot at crowds in volleys of gunfire that occurred sporadically through the early hours of Sunday morning.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Confirmation of the whereabouts of deportees has been piecemeal, with advocacy groups, lawyers and news organizations sporadically releasing names and locations based on available information.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sporadically
Adverb
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Instead, an occasionally bleak corniche winds down the coast from a state-of-the-art seaport — strategically placed 70 kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz — past a dusty, sunbaked town of old office towers, hotels, the obligatory shopping mall, and streets of low-rise shops and houses.—
Camilla Wright,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
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The live feed is usually quick to load, but occasionally takes a few seconds.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
Adverb
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Leaders in banking, telecoms and retail are deploying dozens of agents, and sometimes hundreds.—
Calum Chace,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The report concludes that federal prison officials violated their own rules, shackling prisoners to beds and chairs for hours — or even days — sometimes using restraints on both wrists and ankles.—
Joseph Shapiro,
NPR,
14 July 2025
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“Sporadically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sporadically. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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