1
as in regular
appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time
our local multiplex usually has frequent showings of blockbusters, with starting times about every half hour
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2
as in usual
often observed or encountered
finches are frequent sights in this part of the country
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as in to haunt
to go to or spend time in often
like their counterparts elsewhere, the town's teenagers like to frequent the local malls
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Recent Examples of frequent
Michelle Cruz, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Like the other stores in this company, Albertsons has a fuel rewards program, grocery rewards and other perks for frequent shoppers.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
The Terror Squad and Bronx artists and DJs weren’t the only hip-hop stars to frequent the Skate Key.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The hot conditions may be dangerous for anyone working or performing strenuous outdoor activities without proper hydration and frequent breaks in the shade or air conditioning, the weather service warned.
—Michelle Cruz, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Like the other stores in this company, Albertsons has a fuel rewards program, grocery rewards and other perks for frequent shoppers.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
Everyone from Elvis and Eleanor Roosevelt to Sarah Jessica Parker and Julianne Moore have been known to frequent the Greenwich Village joint over the years.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
The Terror Squad and Bronx artists and DJs weren’t the only hip-hop stars to frequent the Skate Key.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frequent
Adjective
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Israeli fighter jets crossed the waters of the Persian Gulf on the afternoon of March 18th, a regular occurrence in the Israeli military’s campaign to weaken the Iranian regime.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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Pettersson tallied his 500th regular-season point in his 533rd game.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Staffing shortages have forced some travelers to build in significantly more time before flights – sometimes hours more than usual.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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February 19 – March 20 Home is where the heart is — that’s even more true than usual.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Determined to uncover the plantation’s secrets, Saskia risks losing herself entirely to its haunting history.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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He’s being haunted from the future.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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While current techniques use large, expensive devices to provide periodic updates of the Earth’s magnetic field, SBQuantum’s magnetometer is about the size of a quart of milk and provides continuous, high-quality monitoring data with exceptional precision.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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Even amid the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, periodic strikes have continued, with the death toll continuing to mount.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Cheap, ubiquitous and always on, cameras are uniquely useful targets.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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Netflix became ubiquitous as a subscription product, while YouTube became the go-to platform for younger (and then increasingly older) viewing habits.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Plan a stop in bustling Cebu City to visit the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu and Magellan’s Cross Pavilion—cultural cornerstones that paved the way to the propagation of Christianity as the country’s most dominant religion.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Royals partied in the visiting clubhouse at Atlanta.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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After using your home gym: Exercise equipment can collect bacteria and skin microbes through sweat and repeated handling, but these organisms are typically not highly infectious (unless someone is ill).—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
5 Mar. 2026
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Its repeated and outrageous communications failures have heightened public outrage and anxiety.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The year was 1754, and Franklin's goal was to unite the disparate colonies into a coalition against a common enemy.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Sei whales are endangered and are common in the Southeast's waters.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Frequent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frequent. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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