as in constantly
many times
she checks her phone for messages hourly
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Recent Examples of hourly
Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
These sites provide hourly rentals to filmmakers, photographers and dog owners.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Ruben Montoya, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025
For comparison, Netflix shows four to five minutes of ads per hour, according to earlier PC World reporting, and Peacock shows to five to seven minutes of ads hourly, per The Streamable.
—ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
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Adverb
Boeing on Monday was hit with its second strike in less than a year, as 3,200 hourly machinists walked off their aerospace jobs in the St. Louis area.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
These sites provide hourly rentals to filmmakers, photographers and dog owners.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Frequency increases 6 Lebanon Pike: Weekday midday services will increase stops from hourly to every 30 minutes.
—Ruben Montoya, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025
For comparison, Netflix shows four to five minutes of ads per hour, according to earlier PC World reporting, and Peacock shows to five to seven minutes of ads hourly, per The Streamable.
—ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hourly
Adverb
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Reference to the puppy-killing becomes a recurring gag throughout the episode, along with her face melting away and having to be constantly patched up by a team of makeup artists.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The average foot is home to billions of bacteria, which live off the sweat that your feet are constantly producing.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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When Athletes Typically Earn Prize Money The simplest answer as to why earnings are often held up is anti-doping control.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Laws that effectively criminalize homelessness with removal mandates mean people often must rely on those immediately around them rather than broader community support.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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People now expect instant access and around-the-clock responsiveness, which has led businesses to race to integrate automation with a human touch.—
Asif Hasan,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Brom will be placed in a halfway house with around-the-clock staffing and will be subject to GPS monitoring.—
Matthew Stolle,
Twin Cities,
2 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Key terms were frequently left undefined and often criteria was missing to determine if a covered claim had occurred at all.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Martini frequently gets asked about the prospect of rebuilding Sutro Baths.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Cold, dark and snowy in the winter, the base gets near round-the-clock sun at summer’s peak.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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By assembling cross-border teams tailored to project requirements, organizations can maintain round-the-clock development cycles and rapidly scale resources up or down.—
Cuong Nguyen Cao,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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President Trump has repeatedly said that FEMA should be eliminated.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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During his first term, Trump issued a memo ordering that immigrants without lawful status be excluded from the population count used to apportion House seats and repeatedly sought to add a citizenship question to the census for the first time since 1950.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The telemetry log employs a cyclic buffer design, automatically overwriting older entries when the log reaches full capacity.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 June 2025
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Big Bounce: The Universe collapses and then expands again, potentially in a cyclic process.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Adverb
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That approach gives students peace of mind and creates a powerful incentive for institutions to focus on offering programs that have value and are continually updated to reflect an alignment with the skills and expectations of employers.—
Jeb Bush,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Wolff has continually backed Hamilton this season, believing that the great driver will adjust soon.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Hourly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hourly. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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