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
Construction ebbs and flows with cyclical interest rates.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Their financial distress is structural, not cyclical.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Take 30 to 40 deep cyclical breaths, inhaling fully into the belly and chest, exhaling without force.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
The core technique involves 30 to 40 deep cyclical breaths followed by a breath hold, repeated for three to four rounds over roughly 10 to 15 minutes.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Their financial distress is structural, not cyclical.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Take 30 to 40 deep cyclical breaths, inhaling fully into the belly and chest, exhaling without force.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
The core technique involves 30 to 40 deep cyclical breaths followed by a breath hold, repeated for three to four rounds over roughly 10 to 15 minutes.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cyclic
Adjective
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Many organizations still treat learning as a periodic activity delivered through courses, workshops, or training events.—
Michael Edmondson,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The peninsula has had periodic fuel shortages from Ukrainian strikes before, but this crisis is the worst since its 2014 annexation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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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.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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One drone can conduct reconnaissance while another recharges, creating what Teledyne describes as near-continuous intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance coverage.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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Many people now use fitness trackers to count their steps, smartwatches to monitor resting heart rates, sleep trackers to evaluate recovery and even continuous glucose monitors to follow their blood sugar trends in real time.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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“Cyclic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyclic. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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