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
See All Example Sentences for cyclic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cyclic
Adjective
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Heat and humidity was expected to stick around with periodic showers moving through the area.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
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Those resources also power the factories that crank out defensive units that automatically fight to protect your castle from periodic waves of enemies (in adorable pixelated animations that take place on a battlefield to the right of your castle).—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Overall, those who had experienced unexplained recurrent miscarriage had higher concentrations of PFAS in their blood samples than those in the control sample.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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In what is likely going to be a recurrent theme this season, no one is ready for The Mule.—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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For a continuous harvest to last through the season, plant more spinach every one to two weeks.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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Wear these ergonomic wearable wrist rest pads like bracelets for continuous support to your wrists and forearms.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Cyclic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyclic. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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