as in sometimes
on some occasions
we do go to the library now and then, but not as often as we should
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Recent Examples of now and then
The law touches us but here and there, and now and then.
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Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
There are plenty of games between now and then, starting with Friday’s first-round matchup with Missouri State.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
Every now and then, there were bikes chained to the iron fences along the sidewalk and huge trash bins.
—Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
Here and there Robert Glasper is on the piano, every now and then Cory Henry brings his organ, and Jermaine Paul is on the bass with a whole team of session musicians.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2026
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Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
There are plenty of games between now and then, starting with Friday’s first-round matchup with Missouri State.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
Every now and then, there were bikes chained to the iron fences along the sidewalk and huge trash bins.
—Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
Here and there Robert Glasper is on the piano, every now and then Cory Henry brings his organ, and Jermaine Paul is on the bass with a whole team of session musicians.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for now and then
Adverb
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The bigger adventures will come, but sometimes the most surprising inspiration arrives on an ordinary street corner in your own city.—
Kirah Tabourn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Dreams are made that way sometimes.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Workers in luminous yellow jackets sat on bare concrete slabs during games, occasionally fetching footballs that flew through the uprights and bounced around.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
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Each story arc, or part, would follow a different descendant of the extended Joestar clan, on their own heroic (and occasionally anti-heroic journey).—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Now and then.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/now%20and%20then. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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