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
What this trend signals is a big rotation into cyclical and value stocks is well under way.
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
Finally, deficits have persisted even as the state’s economy and revenues have grown, underscoring that the problem is structural rather than cyclical.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Shot at a women and children’s center in Tampa Bay, Florida, Domestic Violence (2001) revealed the cyclical nature of domestic assault.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 Feb. 2026
Finally, deficits have persisted even as the state’s economy and revenues have grown, underscoring that the problem is structural rather than cyclical.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
Finally, deficits have persisted even as the state’s economy and revenues have grown, underscoring that the problem is structural rather than cyclical.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Shot at a women and children’s center in Tampa Bay, Florida, Domestic Violence (2001) revealed the cyclical nature of domestic assault.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 Feb. 2026
Finally, deficits have persisted even as the state’s economy and revenues have grown, underscoring that the problem is structural rather than cyclical.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cyclic
Adjective
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Hundreds of political prisoners are still locked up, according to human rights groups, and many of those released so far have faced restrictions and conditions such as travel bans, periodic court appearances and gag orders.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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The attacks have focused on energy targets throughout the war's fourth winter, plunging millions of Ukrainians into periodic darkness amid bitterly cold weather.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Then came recurrent ankle injuries that required him to compete with painkillers to get back into form for these Games.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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But recurrent novae are fickle so treat this as an imminent possibility rather than a guarantee.—
Michael d'Estries,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Its benefits include greater energy capture without atmospheric losses, near-continuous sunlight, as well as optimal sun-facing orientation.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Kaukomaa said the decision to shoot Deep Red as a continuous trilogy was informed by that experience.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Cyclic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyclic. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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