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
In relatively lean times the budget lobbying grows even more intense — a cyclic phenomenon now playing out as politicians wrestle with multibillion-dollar shortfalls.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
In relatively lean times the budget lobbying grows even more intense — a cyclic phenomenon now playing out as politicians wrestle with multi-billion-dollar shortfalls.
—Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2025
Trends rooted in fundamental changes like demographic shifts or technological progress are more likely to stay, and the trends based on fashion are cyclic, but their time is short.
—Raheel Sheikh, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Because of its collaborations, CPR has been able to develop drugs like antibodies and cyclic peptides.
—Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
In relatively lean times the budget lobbying grows even more intense — a cyclic phenomenon now playing out as politicians wrestle with multi-billion-dollar shortfalls.
—Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2025
Trends rooted in fundamental changes like demographic shifts or technological progress are more likely to stay, and the trends based on fashion are cyclic, but their time is short.
—Raheel Sheikh, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Because of its collaborations, CPR has been able to develop drugs like antibodies and cyclic peptides.
—Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cyclic
Adjective
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Rain showers and periodic storms are possible every day through Tuesday before humidity and heat were expected to build again in the Chicago area, the weather service predicted.—
William Tong,
Chicago Tribune,
19 July 2025
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Businesses should conduct periodic audits of cloud consumption, eliminate redundant services and negotiate better contracts with cloud vendors. 4.—
Motasem El Bawab,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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About 795,000 occur each year, with 610,000 being first-time strokes and roughly 185,000 recurrent episodes, and in 2022 1 in 6 deaths were as a result of stroke.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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The agency said the Kp index could reach nearly four early Friday morning, potentially pulling the northern lights farther south, though NOAA expects no geomagnetic storms or significant transient or recurrent solar winds to disrupt the Earth’s geomagnetic field.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
Adjective
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However, the evolving landscape poses new challenges that demand continuous adaptation.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Aside from the Yukon 1000, it’s considered the longest kayak and canoe marathon in the world, in which paddlers must travel along the Missouri River for four continuous days.—
Ramal Nasim
Updated July 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
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“Cyclic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyclic. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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