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as in recurrent
occurring or appearing at intervals
intermittent showers had me opening and closing my umbrella all day long
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as in sporadic
lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence
the breadwinner's intermittent employment put the family in a difficult position financially
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Recent Examples of intermittent
Instead, precipitation arriving as rain – along with intermittent midwinter melting events – increased the runoff.
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Imtiaz Rangwala, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
Strict dieting, including intermittent fasting.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
The drug typically is taken as a 50-mg oral tablet once daily, though some treatment plans use intermittent dosing several times per week, and a long-acting injectable formulation may be administered once monthly to improve adherence.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Mar. 2026
Robert Kearns, a Michigan engineer, invented the intermittent windshield wiper in the 1960s.
—Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
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Imtiaz Rangwala, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
Strict dieting, including intermittent fasting.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
The drug typically is taken as a 50-mg oral tablet once daily, though some treatment plans use intermittent dosing several times per week, and a long-acting injectable formulation may be administered once monthly to improve adherence.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Mar. 2026
Robert Kearns, a Michigan engineer, invented the intermittent windshield wiper in the 1960s.
—Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermittent
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The researchers watched each adult closely for about three years and examined how many had a recurrent heart attack, were hospitalized for heart failure or died from any cause.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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For clinicians evaluating recurrent or chronic pelvic, abdominal, urinary, or musculoskeletal pain in reproductive-age patients, menstrual timing should be considered a meaningful diagnostic variable.—
Sarah Berg,
STAT,
26 Mar. 2026
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The data points to a genuine enhancement in the sporadic fireball background at the large-object end of the size distribution.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The two sides have engaged in sporadic retaliatory aerial attacks in recent years, though the fighting between them had largely simmered down in recent months.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Bell Street Bridge encampment was prioritized for closure as part of Downtown Rising – the first phase of Atlanta Rising, a multi-year campaign launched in 2025 to end unsheltered homelessness citywide and make homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring.—
Emily McLeod,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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This was and is a non-recurring, cyclical business totally dependent on transaction volumes, which fluctuate with economic cycles and interest rates.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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At a moment when our attention is fractured across phones, feeds, and tabs, the gap between occasional readers and obsessive ones has never felt wider.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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Wild temperature swings and occasional chances of rain remain in the forecast through the rest of the week.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Bisexuality was undergoing one of its periodic upticks.—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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According to Industrie Africa, those hurdles included varying compliance capacity and origin-rule complexities, while the act’s periodic renewals created an atmosphere of uncertainty that complicated long-term pricing and fulfilment strategies for exporters.—
Ezreen Benissan,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2026
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Skarsgård’s character James ejaculating at the beach after a sudden handjob by Mia Goth’s freewheeling Gabi.—
Gustavo Turner,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Intermittent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermittent. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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