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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
Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 5 Dec. 2024
The periodical 13-year and 17-year brood cicadas are the loudest, partially because of the sheer number of them that emerge at once.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
Jenna Deep, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
Similarly, Amos Kendall, the nation’s postmaster general, adopted an extreme states’ rights position and suppressed the periodicals in the interest of buttressing local mores.
—Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The Whitney Review of New Writing, Whitney Mallett’s culture periodical, held a party at Frog Club.
—Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 5 Dec. 2024
The periodical 13-year and 17-year brood cicadas are the loudest, partially because of the sheer number of them that emerge at once.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
Noun
The society published a periodical called the Advocate of Moral Reform, as well as pamphlets addressed to upper-class audiences.
—Jenna Deep, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
Similarly, Amos Kendall, the nation’s postmaster general, adopted an extreme states’ rights position and suppressed the periodicals in the interest of buttressing local mores.
—Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
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In Mary Harron’s 2000 adaptation of the novel about the sadistic (and at times uncomfortably funny) serial killer Patrick Bateman (Bale), Sevigny played his secretary Jean, who gets spared from his bloodthirst.—
Kerensa Cadenas,
IndieWire,
2 May 2025
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The main lesbian vampire, Countess Elizabeth Báthory (who, yes, is named after and descended from the serial killer) is styled after Marlene Dietrich, but somehow even more high femme.—
James Factora,
Them.,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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Yamal’s ascent toward superstardom, Lewandowski’s battle against father time, Raphinha’s rapid rise, and Pedri’s recovery from recurrent hamstring problems will have more to do with Madrid’s success than anything Alonso does.—
Brett Koremenos,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Most patients with advanced dementia are suitable candidates, especially with decreasing function, increasing confusion, and recurrent infections.—
Dr. Sabooh Mubbashar,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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These areas could be faced with flash flooding and frequent lightning due to stronger, slow-moving thunderstorms with torrential rain.—
Daniel Peck,
ABC News,
4 May 2025
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Ben Oliver, another frequent contributor, leaned into his extensive experience track-testing cars beyond 200 mph and road cycling to illuminate the physical and mental sensations of speed and why humans thrill at going ever faster, danger be damned.—
Julie Belcove,
Robb Report,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Lai, 77, founded the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, which was forced to shut down in 2021.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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After a couple of months away from the newspaper, his byline returned to the Herald with a column about the shooting.—
Amy Weiss-Meyer,
The Atlantic,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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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
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The strange makeup of recurring dreams Research has found that most recurring dreams have a negative tone with themes often related to helplessness, failure, or being chased.—
Stacey Colino,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That said, periodic servicing of Flocean’s desalination modules can be done using the same equipment and techniques as for subsea oil and gas equipment.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Breaching these areas and killing bots will trigger periodic airdrops of more AI enemies, in increasing frequency and threat levels.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
Noun
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According to the study, published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, these per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were present in beers produced in areas already known to have contaminated water supplies.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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The research is detailed in a study published May 8 in the journal Science.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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Fewer visits to America The U.S. tourism industry could take an especially hard hit as Canadians give up their regular vacations south of the border.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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And the city sinks around two millimeters a year due to regular subsidence.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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“Periodical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periodical. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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