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
While not always a reflection of the true history of real cowboys, its cyclical commercialization is, in its own right, an American tradition.
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Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Crypto Is Cyclical An initial appeal of cryptoassets, especially for institutional investors and professional traders, was that the asset class often moved in a counter-cyclical manner that provided a hedge against volatility in other market sectors.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Therefore, for year-round or seasonal prevention, a cyclic approach is recommended.
—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
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Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Crypto Is Cyclical An initial appeal of cryptoassets, especially for institutional investors and professional traders, was that the asset class often moved in a counter-cyclical manner that provided a hedge against volatility in other market sectors.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Therefore, for year-round or seasonal prevention, a cyclic approach is recommended.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cyclic
Adjective
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The new series, however, jumps back 27 years from the 1989-set It movie to bring us to 1962, an earlier cycle of Pennywise’s periodic rampaging.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
27 Oct. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Among the recurrent themes are suicide, mysteriously intractable sorrow, and failed attempts at familial and romantic connection.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Overnight charging, ultra-fast stations, and dynamic road segments can work together to create a reliable, continuous charging infrastructure.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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But Majumdar has created a world that is recognizably continuous with our own—her characters scan social media and inhabit a culture saturated with real-time information; as a result, this statement feels curiously old-fashioned.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Cyclic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyclic. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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