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as in serial
appearing in parts or numbers that follow regularly
the long novel was filmed for television as an episodic movie that was shown over the course of five evenings
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as in sporadic
lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence
malaria is characterized by episodic attacks of chills and fever that coincide with mass destruction of blood cells
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Recent Examples of episodic
The other version of Nautilus is an episodic adventure series in which the crew encounters sea creatures, weird communities, and villainous aristocrats, and that’s actually a really good time!
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 June 2025
Organizations that cling to episodic change management will continue to exhaust their people while achieving diminishing returns.
—Michael Hudson, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Victoria Mahoney, who has directed extensively on episodic television as well as second unit on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, does a polished job and maintains a confident pace.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025
As our creators have become more sophisticated, a lot of them are starting to develop work that is episodic in nature and has high-quality storytelling that pulls in an audience that follows them over the years.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 30 June 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 June 2025
Organizations that cling to episodic change management will continue to exhaust their people while achieving diminishing returns.
—Michael Hudson, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Victoria Mahoney, who has directed extensively on episodic television as well as second unit on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, does a polished job and maintains a confident pace.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025
As our creators have become more sophisticated, a lot of them are starting to develop work that is episodic in nature and has high-quality storytelling that pulls in an audience that follows them over the years.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for episodic
Adjective
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Once, members of the House without a peep of protest even exalted the infamous serial killer known as the Boston Strangler.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Hall is in Murphy’s upcoming FX series The Beauty, and Krieps will feature in season three of Monster, which stars Charlie Hunnam as serial killer Ed Gein.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
28 July 2025
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However, reaching these outcomes takes more than just sporadic posts.—
Jonathan Schwartz,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The monsoon season is now here and has brought deadly flash flooding along old burn scars in Ruidoso, New Mexico, while distributing sporadic rain in the state’s Gila National Forest.—
Abe Streep,
ProPublica,
22 July 2025
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The five-time All-Star reportedly committed to a gluten-free, low-sugar diet that was founded upon intermittent fasting and consuming at least 250 grams of protein daily.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
28 July 2025
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Grid-scale batteries to store renewable energy—an important means of making the intermittent energy supply from sun and wind match times of energy demand—were scarce in 2015.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Ozzy also did his own occasional tours, including a stop at the Bradley Center on Dec. 14 of that year.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
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Here, the car continues to be well-mannered, though the occasional dab for power triggers an overeager automatic into dropping a gear or two, sending the V12 into a fury.—
Alex Kalogiannis,
ArsTechnica,
22 July 2025
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Some of Widmer's supporters believe Sarah might have had a genetic disorder, such as Long QT Syndrome type 7, a condition that can cause irregular heartbeats.—
Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
24 July 2025
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Graeter’s Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream features large, irregular pieces of chocolate.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Then Kings of Leon and Black Keys come out of Nashville and then all of a sudden the diversity of the music that was coming out of there started to really grow over a short period of time.—
Melonee Hurt,
The Tennessean,
25 July 2025
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While some seemed excited about Buck's sudden appearance, some speculated about the possibility of Stephanopoulos leaving the show.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Episodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/episodic. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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