1
as in periodic
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
Caroline Blair, People.com, 29 July 2025
If your frequent flyer miles don’t post correctly, your boarding pass can help customer service resolve the issue quickly.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2025
Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2025
The Prince of Wales and members of the royal family frequented the city of Homberg, Germany for its spas and King Edward VII was the first honorary member of the golf club.
—Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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Adjective
Another location the women frequent is the outdoor trails near Maple Brook, which were actually filmed at Falcon Trail Trailhead located in Richfield, about 45 miles northeast of Charlotte.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 29 July 2025
If your frequent flyer miles don’t post correctly, your boarding pass can help customer service resolve the issue quickly.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2025
Verb
As for the birders who frequent the drying beds, no reopening of the area appears to be in sight.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2025
The Prince of Wales and members of the royal family frequented the city of Homberg, Germany for its spas and King Edward VII was the first honorary member of the golf club.
—Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frequent
Adjective
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Traditional compliance relies on manual processes, periodic audits and reactive remediation methods that are resource-intensive and inadequate for addressing dynamic cyber threats.—
Sunil Kumar Puli,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The Sino-Indian border has seen periodic skirmishes for decades, including a deadly clash in the Galwan Valley along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in June 2020.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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The volatility also comes amid the expectation of a peak shipping season that came and went earlier than usual due to the tariff whiplash.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
28 July 2025
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The Ortiz investigation is related to in-game prop bets on two pitches thrown by the right-hander that received higher activity than usual during his starts at Seattle on June 15 and against St. Louis on June 27.—
Jay Cohen,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
Verb
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Epstein's ghost is beginning to haunt the White House.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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And replicas, however lovingly built, aren’t haunted in the same way.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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Healthy hair requires more than just a regular trim and minimizing heat damage.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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Try adding kamut berries (grains) to soups, stews, and salads, or using kamut flour in place of regular wheat flour in baked goods.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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Magnetic reconnection is ubiquitous throughout the Universe, and the same physical processes produce solar flares and coronal mass ejections from the Sun.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
24 July 2025
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After a long career of wear-and-tear where Hogan was ubiquitous as the face of WWE and pro wrestling, surgeries became the norm for the former six-time WWE champion.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Verb
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Social workers have visited only one site so far, where about a dozen households are staying.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
31 July 2025
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Best time to visit: May to September, during Botswana’s dry season, when the temperatures are cooler and skies clearer.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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Police had previously made repeated visits to the Strongs’ home in Florida.—
Audrey Dutton,
ProPublica,
16 July 2025
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Both Dominion Voting Systems and the Smartmatic election technology company have filed lawsuits against Lindell over false and repeated claims he’s made about their involvement in President Trump’s defeat.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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While once plentiful, lake sturgeon are now far less common.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
31 July 2025
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The clinic tests and treats people with TB, which is very common in other parts of the world.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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“Frequent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frequent. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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