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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 quartet are the latest participants in the Realness Institute’s AuthenticA Series Lab, an episodic screenwriting program run in partnership with The StoryBoard Collective, and with support from the Canada Media Fund and the Series Mania Forum.
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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Why the Arabasta Arc Matters The Arabasta storyline is one of the first major arcs where One Piece transitions from episodic adventure into long-form political storytelling.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
Some fans on Reddit have complained the emphasis on episodic crime cases this season is not as interesting as past season-long story arcs.
—Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 16 Mar. 2026
The data matches records of episodic droughts in Europe that may have triggered local wildfires.
—Nidhi Sharma, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2026
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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Why the Arabasta Arc Matters The Arabasta storyline is one of the first major arcs where One Piece transitions from episodic adventure into long-form political storytelling.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
Some fans on Reddit have complained the emphasis on episodic crime cases this season is not as interesting as past season-long story arcs.
—Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 16 Mar. 2026
The data matches records of episodic droughts in Europe that may have triggered local wildfires.
—Nidhi Sharma, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for episodic
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Last week, Massoni's Italian Restaurant in Perry Hall took to Facebook to warn other businesses of Nelson after becoming a victim of the serial dine-and-dasher.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The horrific discovery spurred a wider search on Long Island over the following year – nearly a dozen bodies were found in all – and raised fears of a serial killer on the loose.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Since then there have been sporadic signs of life regarding the venue, mostly to do with liquor licensing and permit requests, such as last October when a company called Dome Center LLC filed an application for a conditional-use permit.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Over the last week, government responses had been sporadic, but seemed to signal that the return was a matter of when — not if.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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While the series’ linear ratings have tapered off, something pretty common for serialized broadcast dramas, Memory of a Killer has become a staple on Hulu, which releases new episodes next day, regularly raking in the streamer’s Daily Top 10.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2026
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Written by abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe, the story first appeared as a serialized work in 1851 and was published as a novel the following year.—
Tara Ramanathan,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
17 Mar. 2026
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Building on the bones of Detroit techno and electro, his best records are hallucinogenic portals into worlds made out of 8-bit textures, rusty bleeps, and the occasional forlorn piano or sandpapery vocal sample.—
Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
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Ryobi is great for occasional-use, light-duty stuff that needs to work but doesn’t have to withstand eight-hour daily punishment on a job site.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
9 Apr. 2026
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Instead, precipitation arriving as rain – along with intermittent midwinter melting events – increased the runoff.—
Imtiaz Rangwala,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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The matching restrictions do limit the ability of companies to claim to use carbon-free electricity 24/7 by using intermittent wind and solar power.—
Arik Levinson,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Brave Mars is encouraging your intuitive sign, while its sextile to sudden Uranus in your 3rd House of Communication favors outreach.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Episodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/episodic. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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