1
as in regularly
at regular intervals
New editions are released periodically.
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as in occasionally
on some occasions
Though he now lives across town, he still periodically visits the old diner.
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Recent Examples of periodically
What To Know Oil has periodically topped $100 a barrel since the start of the Iran war, and on Friday, March 27, traded at around $101 by the close of business after hovering around $90 to $95 for most of the previous week.
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Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Cheetos Paws have returned periodically in limited releases in the 2010s and 2020s, often driven by nostalgia marketing.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Front Range cities such as Boulder are periodically granting restaurants rebates and subsidies for composting, electrification and other energy and waste reduction measures, said Denise Mickelsen, spokesperson for the Colorado Restaurant Association, the state industry’s trade group.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
In a closed-loop system, water must be flushed periodically because water quality can degrade and cooling chemicals can break down over time.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Cheetos Paws have returned periodically in limited releases in the 2010s and 2020s, often driven by nostalgia marketing.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Front Range cities such as Boulder are periodically granting restaurants rebates and subsidies for composting, electrification and other energy and waste reduction measures, said Denise Mickelsen, spokesperson for the Colorado Restaurant Association, the state industry’s trade group.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
In a closed-loop system, water must be flushed periodically because water quality can degrade and cooling chemicals can break down over time.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for periodically
Adverb
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The camera regularly pings central servers to report its location.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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Dark, eerie, and paranoid (for good reason), the eight-episode season shifts back and forth from the casual grimness of an unwelcoming reality to the shocking frights of a stoner’s worst nightmare (the latter of which is shrewdly motivated by Rachel regularly smoking pot).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
26 Mar. 2026
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Workers in luminous yellow jackets sat on bare concrete slabs during games, occasionally fetching footballs that flew through the uprights and bounced around.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
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Each story arc, or part, would follow a different descendant of the extended Joestar clan, on their own heroic (and occasionally anti-heroic journey).—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2026
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Often misunderstood and frequently overlooked, Calabria rewards travelers who are willing to slow down and engage with the area in a thoughtful and meaningful way.—
Jenna Curcio,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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Conversations in line frequently turn to general distaste for Washington, with some travelers openly calling for accountability.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The women, undefeated in 38 games and rarely challenged, earned their inevitable place at table with a 70-52 victory.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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The imaging revealed some thickening in my breast tissue, which can indicate anything from an infection or cyst to (rarely) cancer.—
Jillian Wager,
Glamour,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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This article is being continuously updated.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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The smartwatch-sized device continuously produces detailed ultrasound images of the wrist’s interior anatomy.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Every bite should count Wiseman says patients seldom get nutritional guidance from their doctors, and the drugs alone do not make for a quick or lasting fix without also changing eating patterns for the healthier.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
23 Mar. 2026
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This group felt close around each other, but the play on the court was seldom so cohesive.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Periodically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periodically. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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