periodically
adverb
pe·ri·od·i·cal·ly
ˌpir-ē-ˈä-di-k(ə-)lē 
1
: at regular intervals of time
2
: from time to time : frequently
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Farmers periodically inspect the bivalves and check on the water temperature to ensure a healthy growing environment.
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Arkansas Online, 1 Dec. 2025
Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
The rustic cafe’s solitary television is airing basketball from the Eurobasket league, and the lone waiter periodically bounces between watching the game and serving the restaurant’s three patrons.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Nov. 2025
The new simulations reproduce Venus-like patterns by placing the planet in an episodic or plutonic squishy-lid regime, where magmatism and mantle plumes periodically weaken the surface without generating true plates.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 30 Nov. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 1 Dec. 2025
Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
The rustic cafe’s solitary television is airing basketball from the Eurobasket league, and the lone waiter periodically bounces between watching the game and serving the restaurant’s three patrons.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Nov. 2025
The new simulations reproduce Venus-like patterns by placing the planet in an episodic or plutonic squishy-lid regime, where magmatism and mantle plumes periodically weaken the surface without generating true plates.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 30 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for periodically
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“Periodically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/periodically. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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