CYCLIC Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

cyclic

adjective

variants or cyclical

Definition of cyclic

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 How El Niño affects the Himalayas El Niño and La Niña are cyclic climate patterns that together influence weather across the planet. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026 Formerly weak or cyclical sectors start showing relative strength. — Thomas Hartmann, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Wemlinger says the cyclical nature of design trends has brought these colors back, but the nostalgia factor is changing how they’re used. — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026 Rhythms affecting stress and resilience Stress resilience is affected by several cyclical processes, ranging from individual, cellular-level mechanisms to the universal cycle of the seasons. — Masha Remskar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cyclic

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Skillfully insinuating actors on the order of Tom Hollander (Treasurer Robert Hales) and Stephen Dillane (Archbishop Sudbury) add some spice to the film’s periodic seminars in court scheming and skulking.

— Michael Phillips, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
The war in Ukraine has caused periodic oil disruptions in the Black and Caspian seas and to pipelines and terminals, but the biggest growing impact is Ukraine’s rising success targeting Russia’s refining network with long-distance drone attacks.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of periodic

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Tech publication The Information first reported on OpenAI’s use of recurrent depth in Astra earlier this week.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
But in the new Phase I trial, Chen’s team designed a form of CAR-T cell therapy that targets B7-H3 and studied its effects in 15 patients with recurrent glioblastoma that had not responded to available therapies.

— Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of recurrent

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Developed by a team from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the robot is designed to operate in complex crop environments without continuous human control.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
The plan aims to create a continuous bloc of Jewish settlements from East Jerusalem to the West Bank.

— Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

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