1
as in regular
appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time
our local multiplex usually has frequent showings of blockbusters, with starting times about every half hour
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2
as in usual
often observed or encountered
finches are frequent sights in this part of the country
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as in to haunt
to go to or spend time in often
like their counterparts elsewhere, the town's teenagers like to frequent the local malls
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Recent Examples of frequent
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Yet despite frequent interactions with different healthcare providers, most participants said conversations about heat risks were rare.
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Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Kyle Eustice,
SPIN,
22 June 2026
Arthur Van Wyk, who produces comedy events in Durban, began frequenting the bar some three decades ago.
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Hannah Giorgis Yohannes,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 June 2026
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Adjective
After that, Southam struggled with frequent urination, pain, and bloating.
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Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Yet despite frequent interactions with different healthcare providers, most participants said conversations about heat risks were rare.
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Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Verb
As a rapper who frequented Manhattan’s iconic Mudd Club, he’s credited with taking rap to the downtown scene.
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Kyle Eustice,
SPIN,
22 June 2026
Arthur Van Wyk, who produces comedy events in Durban, began frequenting the bar some three decades ago.
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Hannah Giorgis Yohannes,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frequent
Adjective
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The 25-year-old registered a career-high 42 points in 82 regular-season games for Buffalo during the 2025-26 season, and tied career highs with 11 goals and 31 assists last season.
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Golden State entered the draft lottery after going 37-45 during the regular season and bowing out in the play-in tournament.
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As Strong spoke with state reporters this week on campus, her answers were even more clipped than usual, almost terse.
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Thirteen-year-old MGP rye bottled at 112 proof is a recipe for success, a classic rye style that is aged for longer than usual and bottled at a higher proof, which means less dilution, more flavor, and a deeper palate.
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The simple knowing haunts the home dweller, as eventually, all of the unseen areas have to be addressed.
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He was also haunted much of his life by the untimely death of his brother Duane – the band's spectacular guitarist – and plagued by addictions.
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Curtis Robinson has had periodic usage as well.
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With some mathematical wizardry, the researchers described a periodic surface whose elements capture discrete components of polarized wavefronts.
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The bottom line High CD interest rates are ubiquitous this June, and that's unlikely to change now that the Federal Reserve has issued yet another interest rate pause.
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The department store is rethinking its approach to luxury, as consumers are now pushing back against a decade of increasingly standardized and ubiquitous products.
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In 2009 Swift made a surprise visit to the KU campus to visit her bestie, then a freshman from Tennessee on the university’s swim team.
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The trip will mark the first time the Sussex family has visited Harry's home country since June 2022, when the family of four joined a celebration to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 70-year reign.
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Authenticity is built through small, repeated alignments, not dramatic declarations.
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The executive also attacks the senior reporter in a combative nature on a repeated basis.
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The most common way to enrich uranium is by spinning uranium gas in a centrifuge, where lighter U-235 separates from the heavier U-238.
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The most common reason was to make more money.
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“Frequent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frequent. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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