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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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Had some not so great conversations occasionally.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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That’s easier to accomplish the further the plot moves away from a diplomatic incident involving several national institutions and toward an occasionally absurd — but absorbing and well-paced — tale of individuals in over their heads.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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And since its stranding, the animal has reportedly been breathing irregularly and hardly moving.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
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Ehrmann says the problem isn’t just limited to tilt-and-turns but comes up in all kinds of architectural projects that have irregularly shaped windows.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
21 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Orders that leave our kitchen hot and carefully prepared sometimes arrive cold, spilled or mishandled.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Agents, forced to work without pay, called in sick; security lines metastasized, sometimes snaking out to the curb.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
Adverb
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Southern magnolias, the glossy evergreen trees common across the South, usually bloom later in spring and continue producing flowers sporadically into summer.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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The hostilities have continued sporadically despite a month-old ceasefire, especially in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.—
Jim Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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“Episodically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/episodically. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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