as in rarely
not often
their grandparents were disappointed that they visited so infrequently
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Recent Examples of infrequently
Although Sheamus re-signed with WWE on a five-year deal in 2025, he’s been used only infrequently on Raw and SmackDown in recent years.
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The researchers flagged that 70 percent of clinics given smart stethoscopes in the study stopped using them, or used them infrequently, after 12 months.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Water deeply and infrequently instead of giving your hostas little bursts of moisture.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Water established trees deeply and infrequently.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025
Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The researchers flagged that 70 percent of clinics given smart stethoscopes in the study stopped using them, or used them infrequently, after 12 months.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Water deeply and infrequently instead of giving your hostas little bursts of moisture.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Water established trees deeply and infrequently.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infrequently
Adverb
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Job openings ticked down in July to levels rarely seen since the Covid-19 pandemic, bolstering fears of cooling in the labor market.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Consumers of the content rarely face legal consequences.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Because exits in sports seldom are graceful.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Sep. 2025
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Big Tech Vies With Utilities For Workers Another pressure — seldom mentioned but raised by Naylor — is the impact of the cash-rich tech behemoths on the skilled job market.—
Llewellyn King,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Infrequently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infrequently. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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