as in often
many times
she checks her phone for messages hourly
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as in around-the-clock
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Recent Examples of hourly
Matt Fuchs, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
The robot can handle between 350 and 500 parcels hourly weighing about 77 pounds or less.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 20 Aug. 2025
Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
To measure my alertness, she’s decided to give me an hourly Psychomotor Vigilance Test, along with some word-fluency exercises and EEG brain scans.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Adverb
Advertisement PurpleAir doesn’t forecast pollution, while AccuWeather tries to predict AQI hourly throughout the day for towns or cities based on available data informing their models.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
The robot can handle between 350 and 500 parcels hourly weighing about 77 pounds or less.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
During this time, prices changed daily if not hourly.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
To measure my alertness, she’s decided to give me an hourly Psychomotor Vigilance Test, along with some word-fluency exercises and EEG brain scans.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hourly
Adverb
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As is often the case when Arsenal and Chelsea meet, this match had the potential to be one of those gloriously uninhibited conflicts.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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According to Blair, the two members on shift would often organize alternative sleeping rotas that left just one individual with a straightforward password and all the power.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Since 2021, about a quarter of its roughly 1,600 restaurants have not returned to those around-the-clock hours, so Denny’s eased up on the requirement for a franchise to do so.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Her father and stepmother had reorganized their lives in order to look after Franje, who required around-the-clock care.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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These torsional Alfvén waves constantly turn the sun's magnetic field lines back and forth, carrying energy upward through its layers.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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As a mom of three, there is one item my home is constantly overflowing with — plushies.—
Lauren Fischer,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Grant noted the round-the-clock work underway.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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City officials say the cost for a special tax district, which would be spread among property owners, would likely amount to $200,000 to $300,000 per year for gates, round-the-clock security guards and a roving patrol car.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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When this happens, visibilities frequently drop to one-quarter of a mile or less.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Tragically, Putin’s blatant disregard for international law when invading and annexing Ukraine in 2022 is frequently compared to the American invasion of Iraq.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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But the relationship between the city council — the legislative arm — and the city management — the administrative arm — is symbiotic and cyclical.—
Shawn Raymundo,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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While the classic medical description focuses on symptoms that worsen with menstruation, the list of persistent, non-cyclical symptoms is extensive.—
Tabitha Britt,
Flow Space,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Organizers made the decision after protesters repeatedly disrupted the recent Spanish Vuelta in the presence of Israel-Premier Tech.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Quagliano has repeatedly denied that and defended the bank’s aircraft business as profitable.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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But babies, people with weakened immune systems, and those with chronic lung conditions are more likely to get seriously sick, developing illnesses like bronchiolitis or pneumonia.—
Evan Moore
November 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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According to the superintendent, chronic absenteeism was a large factor in its letter grade drop and has created plans for each of its schools to celebrate and encourage attendance.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Hourly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hourly. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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