variants
or cyclical
as in periodic
happening again and again in the same order
cyclic changes in the weather the cyclical nature of history
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Recent Examples of cyclic
One way to spend less time in that high estrogen state is to take cyclical birth control, like combination birth control pills with both estrogen and progesterone, to change your hormone levels.
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Sam Manzella, Flow Space, 2 Sep. 2025
Non-cyclic silicones add slip and conditioning benefits, allowing styles to look sleek while shielding against damage.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 1 Sep. 2025
The telemetry log employs a cyclic buffer design, automatically overwriting older entries when the log reaches full capacity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 June 2025
First, pertussis naturally occurs in cyclic epidemics, peaking every two to five years.
—Annette Regan, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2025
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Sam Manzella, Flow Space, 2 Sep. 2025
Non-cyclic silicones add slip and conditioning benefits, allowing styles to look sleek while shielding against damage.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 1 Sep. 2025
The telemetry log employs a cyclic buffer design, automatically overwriting older entries when the log reaches full capacity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 June 2025
First, pertussis naturally occurs in cyclic epidemics, peaking every two to five years.
—Annette Regan, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cyclic
Adjective
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By contrast, an investment product with private asset exposure designed for workplace retirement plans may have somewhat lower costs and let investors put money in regularly as well as make periodic withdrawals during the year.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The state is a non-equilibrium quantum state of matter in a system driven by a time-periodic Hamiltonian, which is a physical system whose governing rules change over time, but with a repeating, predictable cycle.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The results showed no significant differences between the two groups in rates of death, recurrent heart attack or hospitalization for heart failure.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Using advanced recurrent networks, researchers mapped inner speech into recognizable words, hitting conversational-level performance.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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By transforming consumer devices into medical monitoring tools, gaps could be bridged in health care by providing continuous oversight.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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In his remarks, Yang praised Gold House, a non-profit organization working to promote and invest in AAPI creators, companies and storytellers, for their continuous efforts.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Cyclic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyclic. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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