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
All of this could be exacerbated this year with a strong El Niño, a cyclic warming of the equatorial Pacific, which causes higher temperatures and drier weather in the rainforest, conditions that worsen wildfires.
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Gabriela Sa Pessoa,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
But the broader shift may be structural rather than cyclical.
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Stephen Richards Evans,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
All of this could be exacerbated this year with a strong El Niño, a cyclic warming of the equatorial Pacific, which causes higher temperatures and drier weather in the rainforest, conditions that worsen wildfires.
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ABC News,
11 June 2026
The cyclic nature of life and even time would play out across Michals’s oeuvre in the decades to come.
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Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
11 June 2026
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Gabriela Sa Pessoa,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
But the broader shift may be structural rather than cyclical.
—
Stephen Richards Evans,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
All of this could be exacerbated this year with a strong El Niño, a cyclic warming of the equatorial Pacific, which causes higher temperatures and drier weather in the rainforest, conditions that worsen wildfires.
—
ABC News,
11 June 2026
The cyclic nature of life and even time would play out across Michals’s oeuvre in the decades to come.
—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
11 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for cyclic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cyclic
Adjective
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Curtis Robinson has had periodic usage as well.
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With some mathematical wizardry, the researchers described a periodic surface whose elements capture discrete components of polarized wavefronts.
Adjective
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In a study testing this theory using 212 recurrent dream reports, 66% contained at least one threat and dreamers typically responded with defensive or evasive behavior.
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The criteria include frantic efforts to avoid abandonment, having unstable relationships, identity disturbance, impulsive behavior, chronic feelings of emptiness, intense anger, emotional instability, paranoia or dissociation under stress, and recurrent suicidal behavior or self-harm.
Adjective
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From Memorial Day to Labor Day, daily shuttle service around the property is available on a continuous loop.
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This creates stronger chemical bonds between the organic and inorganic components of the electrolyte while establishing continuous pathways that allow lithium ions to move more efficiently through the battery.
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“Cyclic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyclic. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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