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Recent Examples of episodically
Rather, each measure is calibrated for deniability and applied episodically.
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Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026
This can be achieved by integrating both change and continuity across operations, creating systems that evolve constantly rather than react episodically.
—Mirek Dusek, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026
Kīlauea has been erupting episodically since late December, the USGS said.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Cameras capture frame after frame at regular intervals, but most of the pixels in those frames don’t change from one to the other, and whatever is moving in those frames is only captured episodically.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Feb. 2020
Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026
This can be achieved by integrating both change and continuity across operations, creating systems that evolve constantly rather than react episodically.
—Mirek Dusek, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026
Kīlauea has been erupting episodically since late December, the USGS said.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Cameras capture frame after frame at regular intervals, but most of the pixels in those frames don’t change from one to the other, and whatever is moving in those frames is only captured episodically.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for episodically
Adverb
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Braun might be to size up to him occasionally, but not probably consistently enough for Denver to give up a switch every time.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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But occasionally, those seeds attract their surrounding matter, grow to be massive, rocky, and spheroidal, carve gaps in the disk, and persist, even after the last of this protoplanetary material has been blown away by the young star.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Continue stirring and splashing in water, aiming for where the flour has not yet clumped and shaking the bowl (or scraping down the sides) as needed to incorporate all the flour, until the mixture forms small, irregularly sized clumps, about rice- or pea-sized.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Odd pieces that are too small or irregularly shaped to cut into sashimi can be easily minced for spicy poke.—
Stella Fong,
Outside,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Today, however, parents can receive updates immediately and respond just as quickly — sometimes before even speaking with their child.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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That is an oscillation of the Moon, causing parts near the edge of the disc that are often not visible from the Earth to sometimes come into view.—
Ray Petelin,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The country has sporadically attacked ships in and around the Persian Gulf and may have laid mines to deter shipowners and crews from attempting to traverse the narrow waterway.—
Angela Cullen,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Those soft stripes are seen woven sporadically throughout the fluffy look, like in her tendrils and along the crown.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Episodically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/episodically. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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