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
Spanning nearly three hours and unfolding across two ceremonies, a wedding in France and a ritual in Guinea-Bissau, Dao dissolves the boundaries between reality and fiction to offer a meditation on the cyclical nature of life, people and traditions.
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Teresa Xie, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
Inside the Beltway, the chaos is more than just cyclic.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2026
Industry observers increasingly view Miami’s building boom as structural rather than cyclical.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2026
And a 2020 study nearly one in five people hospitalized in the United States between 2005 and 2014 for cyclical vomiting syndrome, a broader diagnosis that includes cannabis hyperemesis syndrome, reported using cannabis at the time.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
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Teresa Xie, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
Inside the Beltway, the chaos is more than just cyclic.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2026
Industry observers increasingly view Miami’s building boom as structural rather than cyclical.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2026
And a 2020 study nearly one in five people hospitalized in the United States between 2005 and 2014 for cyclical vomiting syndrome, a broader diagnosis that includes cannabis hyperemesis syndrome, reported using cannabis at the time.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cyclic
Adjective
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That cycle has led him to periodic bouts of burnout.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
27 Feb. 2026
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The fire caused periodic lane closures due to smoke and poor visibility on the stretch of Interstate 75 known as Alligator Alley.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The recurrent hope—in Texas and elsewhere—is that Republican extremism will finally alienate enough moderates to flip a seat.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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Then came recurrent ankle injuries that required him to compete with painkillers to get back into form for these Games.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Here on Earth, there’s a whole pipeline for identifying which components need to be replaced or repaired and when, with continuous monitoring transforming maintenance from a reactive endeavor to a predictive one.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Feb. 2026
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Elderly parole eligibility is determined by when the incarcerated person turns 50 years old and has served 20 years of continuous time in prison.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Cyclic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyclic. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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