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Recent Examples of fitfully
The orchestra seemed only fitfully engaged with Dudamel’s direction—a warning sign amid hoopla.
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Shamet was fitfully productive when played in meaningful spot minutes during the postseason for New York last year.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
This book is a stylish pastiche, as an unnamed woman fitfully reconstructs herself under the thumb of a strange man.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Alex Ross, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Shamet was fitfully productive when played in meaningful spot minutes during the postseason for New York last year.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
This book is a stylish pastiche, as an unnamed woman fitfully reconstructs herself under the thumb of a strange man.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fitfully
Adverb
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It’s achieved here only intermittently.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Evan had been in foster care and intermittently homeless for most of his 21-year-old life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Or behaving unpredictably and expecting acceptance.—
Lauren Rothery,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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The mobiles are Rower’s untamable creatures, swinging close to heads, shaking and shimmering unpredictably.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The way children unconsciously cover walls in their passions.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Sales teams unconsciously memorize product specs between REM cycles.—
Raghu Para,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Fitfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fitfully. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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