as in sometimes
on some occasions
we occasionally stop for ice cream on the way home
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Recent Examples of occasionally
Reheat in a 350°F oven until warmed through, or microwave in short bursts, stirring occasionally.
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
Presidents before Roosevelt largely kept their distance from the press and only occasionally granted interviews.
—JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2025
True Ipomea batatas has bright orange flesh (although modern varieties have much more intense colors than older forms), occasionally white and rarely purple.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
But the superintendent has also occasionally found himself at odds with directors as well as city officials during his tenure in Denver over school closures and armed police in schools.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
Presidents before Roosevelt largely kept their distance from the press and only occasionally granted interviews.
—JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2025
True Ipomea batatas has bright orange flesh (although modern varieties have much more intense colors than older forms), occasionally white and rarely purple.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
But the superintendent has also occasionally found himself at odds with directors as well as city officials during his tenure in Denver over school closures and armed police in schools.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occasionally
sometimes
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Now, the 40-year-old actress and singer is reckoning with how the dramas of adulthood can sometimes feel like something out of a Disney Channel show.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Jan. 2026
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Red Dyes People sometimes add red dye to hummingbird nectar because the color is known to attract hummingbirds, but this can be harmful to birds.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Occasionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occasionally. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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