as in rarely
not often
their grandparents were disappointed that they visited so infrequently
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Recent Examples of infrequently
The guard frequency is used infrequently by pilots and controllers because it is reserved for emergencies.
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Clara McMichael, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
To develop deep roots, water it deeply and infrequently and let the soil dry out between waterings.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 10 Apr. 2026
Always water deeply but infrequently.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Jeff Boyes, then a 14-year veteran of the department, was a SWAT team member, which was sent on calls infrequently.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
It is found growing at elevations from sea level to 5,000 feet but is infrequently encountered in the nursery trade.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
As a senior adviser, Schumaker was around the big league clubhouse infrequently last season.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
If You Ever Encounter One Oarfish strandings do happen, though infrequently.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
What to Know If You Ever Spot One Oarfish strandings do happen, though infrequently.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
Clara McMichael, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
To develop deep roots, water it deeply and infrequently and let the soil dry out between waterings.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 10 Apr. 2026
Always water deeply but infrequently.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Jeff Boyes, then a 14-year veteran of the department, was a SWAT team member, which was sent on calls infrequently.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
It is found growing at elevations from sea level to 5,000 feet but is infrequently encountered in the nursery trade.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
As a senior adviser, Schumaker was around the big league clubhouse infrequently last season.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
If You Ever Encounter One Oarfish strandings do happen, though infrequently.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
What to Know If You Ever Spot One Oarfish strandings do happen, though infrequently.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infrequently
Adverb
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Given this, what still surprises me is how rarely art schools teach the business realities of being an artist – and how often artists cling to the belief that their art alone will make their careers.—
Magnus Resch,
ARTnews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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The wounds and humiliations of private life can rarely be redressed by law; literature offers a parallel tribunal in which those hurts are litigated and, if possible, imaginatively overcome.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Those tax cuts seldom were offset by increasing other types of taxes.—
David A. Lieb,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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American law doesn’t prohibit someone from being sent to another country, but immigration officials seldom did so, according to Dara Lind, a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, an immigrant rights advocacy organization.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Infrequently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infrequently. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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