1
as in frequent
appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time
sent out periodic reminders about the office dress code
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as in recurrent
occurring or appearing at intervals
periodic snow showers that might leave up to an inch
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Recent Examples of periodic
Borrowers are on the hook for interest payments, either at periodic intervals (usually every six months), or at the end of the agreement, when they are required to repay the obligation in full.
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Jennifer Morris, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
As such, belts are great for people who aren’t keen on keeping up with day-to-day maintenance and would prefer a periodic pop-in to a shop for upkeep.
—Chris Cona, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
Then came sriracha sauce, which first emerged in Thailand during the 1930s and is now so popular here that periodic shortages of the sauce cause panic buying.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The theme of a late night escape from the city is the periodic imprint’s entry into choice cuts here from artists including Kenny Burrell, Yusef Lateef and Gene Ammonsd.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer Morris, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
As such, belts are great for people who aren’t keen on keeping up with day-to-day maintenance and would prefer a periodic pop-in to a shop for upkeep.
—Chris Cona, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
Then came sriracha sauce, which first emerged in Thailand during the 1930s and is now so popular here that periodic shortages of the sauce cause panic buying.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The theme of a late night escape from the city is the periodic imprint’s entry into choice cuts here from artists including Kenny Burrell, Yusef Lateef and Gene Ammonsd.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for periodic
Adjective
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While she has been officially signed with WWE since 2020, her in-ring appearances have become less frequent.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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This was just one of many quarrels between the two that grew more frequent.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Most patients with advanced dementia are suitable candidates, especially with decreasing function, increasing confusion, and recurrent infections.—
Dr. Sabooh Mubbashar,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
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What their friendship actually looks like has yet to come into focus, even when co-directors Barry Levinson and Robert May position them as recurrent narrators speaking directly to the audience.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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And the city sinks around two millimeters a year due to regular subsidence.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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Fewer visits to America The U.S. tourism industry could take an especially hard hit as Canadians give up their regular vacations south of the border.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
Adjective
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Dobson says the research is coming now that the power engineering community increasingly recognizes cascading failures as a distinct and recurring problem—a concept that still elicited protests from power engineers in the aftermath of the 2003 blackout.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Aug. 2013
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The strange makeup of recurring dreams Research has found that most recurring dreams have a negative tone with themes often related to helplessness, failure, or being chased.—
Stacey Colino,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Abrego Garcia left his home in El Salvador in 2011 at the age of sixteen after a local gang extorted his family's business, threatened to rape and kill his sisters, and made repeated threats on his life, according to immigration court filings.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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In 2023, a study using a combination of computer simulations and laboratory tests showed how repeated deposition of magnesium and calcium layers followed by dissolution of parts of the crystal, removing so the surplus calcium, can create stable dolomite near ambient conditions.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Texas boasts one of the United States' oldest wineries in continual operation: Val Verde Winery near the Mexican border, which has been in operation since 1883.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
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With oversight from the General Manager and Beverage Director, the Bar Manager oversees all day-to-day beverage functions & operations including marketing initiatives, staff scheduling, training and execution, cost control and driving top line revenue as continual focus.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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All this turmoil represented a huge reversal in fortune for Diamond, which grew from modest beginnings to become the sole distributor for periodical comic books, and a major distributor of games, trade books and other collectibles, from the late 1990s.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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South Carolina has annual cicadas, which appear every year as the name suggests, and starting soon, the periodical Brood XIX, which emerges every 13 years in huge numbers.—
Emily DeLetter,
USA TODAY,
24 Apr. 2024
Adjective
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The network, ever constant, will continue to play its part as well.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2025
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Deployments and the constant threat of war may strain relationships.—
Anne Ritter,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
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“Periodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periodic. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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