episodically

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Recent Examples of episodically Rather, each measure is calibrated for deniability and applied episodically. 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
  • Workers in luminous yellow jackets sat on bare concrete slabs during games, occasionally fetching footballs that flew through the uprights and bounced around.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Each story arc, or part, would follow a different descendant of the extended Joestar clan, on their own heroic (and occasionally anti-heroic journey).
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • 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
  • Currently, Yellowstone’s geyser watch notes that Echinus is continuing to erupt irregularly and that each eruption lasts for 3 to 5 minutes and reaches around 30 feet in height.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • The bigger adventures will come, but sometimes the most surprising inspiration arrives on an ordinary street corner in your own city.
    Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Dreams are made that way sometimes.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • For months, Russians have complained that Telegram was working slower and more sporadically, and this week users began reporting a major slowdown.
    Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The aurora borealis could sporadically appear post-peak and during summertime, when polar regions are experiencing the midnight sun.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026

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“Episodically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/episodically. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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