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
Therefore, for year-round or seasonal prevention, a cyclic approach is recommended.
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Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2025
Over the course of a night’s sleep, the waves will speed up and slow down in a cyclical fashion — all night, every night.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
But the business is cyclical, booming during summers and holidays, but dropping off sharply during the school year.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
The 2025 Harvest Moon happened to fall in October and occurred just as the moon was reaching its lowest point in its cyclical 27-day orbit of Earth, giving rise to a spectacular supermoon.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2025
Over the course of a night’s sleep, the waves will speed up and slow down in a cyclical fashion — all night, every night.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
But the business is cyclical, booming during summers and holidays, but dropping off sharply during the school year.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
The 2025 Harvest Moon happened to fall in October and occurred just as the moon was reaching its lowest point in its cyclical 27-day orbit of Earth, giving rise to a spectacular supermoon.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cyclic
Adjective
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Public markets offer transparency, governance, and liquidity; private firms, by contrast, often avoid periodic reporting and undergo less rigorous oversight.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Current solutions include using chloramine as a disinfectant, periodic backwashing to prevent biofilms from forming on the membrane, and air scouring.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Surgical options, such as a hemorrhoidectomy, may also be necessary in especially serious or recurrent cases.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Traditionally, hormone therapeutic leuprolide is prescribed to treat recurrent prostate cancer – something indicated by elevated levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA) following initial treatment.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The swappable battery system provides over eight hours of operation per pack, allowing continuous use.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
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That’s where continuous glucose monitors come in.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Cyclic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyclic. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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