as in constantly
many times
she checks her phone for messages hourly
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Recent Examples of hourly
Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
The Coast Guard established a 500-yard safety zone around the Mississippi and began broadcasting hourly marine safety alerts to warn other vessels of navigation hazards, officials confirmed.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
Diane Brady, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2025
In Wisconsin, the study found a worker needs to earn just over $23 hourly to afford a two-bedroom rental.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
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Adverb
Companies often want to – or even need to – bring in their own workers to set up shop, install proprietary equipment, and train the less-skilled hourly employees who’ll be running things day to day.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
The Coast Guard established a 500-yard safety zone around the Mississippi and began broadcasting hourly marine safety alerts to warn other vessels of navigation hazards, officials confirmed.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Union casino workers will earn an average $35 hourly, including benefits, by the end of it.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2025
In Wisconsin, the study found a worker needs to earn just over $23 hourly to afford a two-bedroom rental.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hourly
Adverb
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If your aesthetic is constantly evolving, this subtle striped rug will grow with you.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
16 Sep. 2025
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During his sojourn in Philadelphia, Ali constantly challenged Frazier to unsanctioned fights.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Although some people may see leaves changing color before late October, this often happens because the plants are landscape trees, or trees that grew after seeds from other areas were planted, said Seiler.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Cortège gestures toward that transcendence, but too often settles for the kind of veiled enchantment that follows us home through our screens.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The former model previously shared that the family had moved Bruce to his own home near her house with Mabel and Evelyn in order to give Bruce a quiet, comfortable environment with around-the-clock care.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Companies can tap into this expertise without adding more full-time roles, and customers get fast, around-the-clock service.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Kirk frequently attacked mainstream media and engaged in culture war issues around race, gender and immigration, often in a provocative style.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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With the frequently audible director alternating between frat boy giddiness and genuine concern at Sheen’s antics, the actor appears entirely in control, a product of seven years of professed sobriety.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Volunteers stepped in to provide round-the-clock care after the litter was orphaned.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Supporters of tokenization note that trading tokenized securities on blockchain technology would also support round-the-clock trading, unlike on traditional exchanges that shutter overnight and on holidays.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Russian drones and missiles have repeatedly targeted Ukrainian port and shipping targets there.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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Trump has repeatedly set deadlines for Moscow to agree a ceasefire or face new sanctions, only to row back.—
Barbara Erling,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In addition, while Technology has dominated the market due to the secular AI trade, rate cuts may cause the market to broaden towards more cyclical and small cap stocks.—
Randy Watts,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Yields have been down hard, several Fed rate cuts priced in, all with cyclical and bank stocks holding leadership positions.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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As a baby boomer and an amateur genealogist, I am continually frustrated by the lack of interest my grandchildren’s generation seems to have in learning about their family history — particularly mine.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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The guardrail to this application is ensuring the rules, framework and sourcing are continually validated, and that assumptions are not allowed to be carried versus validated continually.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Hourly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hourly. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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