as in sometimes
on some occasions
we occasionally stop for ice cream on the way home
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Recent Examples of occasionally
Even pet parents feel manipulated by their dogs occasionally.
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The reality is that Tesla drivers still need to monitor their vehicles and may need to occasionally intervene to create the safest driving experiences possible.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
The comedy, often quite broad, is occasionally jarringly incongruous, and the dramatic stakes of the season-long arc sometimes vanish entirely.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
The brothers occasionally put aside their differences for their common goals, but what happened in Mexico will change them forever.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The reality is that Tesla drivers still need to monitor their vehicles and may need to occasionally intervene to create the safest driving experiences possible.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
The comedy, often quite broad, is occasionally jarringly incongruous, and the dramatic stakes of the season-long arc sometimes vanish entirely.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
The brothers occasionally put aside their differences for their common goals, but what happened in Mexico will change them forever.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occasionally
sometimes
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If all else fails, gaining his approval is sometimes as simple as making the right donation.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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That power shapes how identity is built, preserved and sometimes contested.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Occasionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occasionally. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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