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periodical 1 of 2

adjective

ˌpir-ē-ˈä-di-kəl How to pronounce periodical (audio)
Definition of periodicalnext
1
as in serial
appearing in parts or numbers that follow regularly a periodical town newsletter that is supported by local advertisers

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2
as in recurrent
occurring or appearing at intervals periodical announcements from airline personnel concerning the delay

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3
as in frequent
appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time periodical visits to the dentist will help keep your teeth healthy

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periodical

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noun

as in newspaper
a publication that appears at regular intervals subscribed to three new periodicals

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Recent Examples of periodical
Adjective
Like any outlet covering Congress, media working for TMZ must be credentialed by the Senate and House periodical press galleries. — Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2026 Beginning in the 1890s, three successive Henry Wallaces — father, son, and grandson — held the editor’s pen at the influential periodical, Wallaces’ Farmer. — Andrew Klumpp, Des Moines Register, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
Galaxy, Analog, and Amazing Stories, those three periodicals – and our bathroom was piled high. — Ben Mankiewicz, CBS News, 7 June 2026 Heuermann is an avid ready of books and periodicals, Toulon told ABC News. — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for periodical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for periodical
  1. serial
  2. recurrent
  3. frequent
  4. newspaper
  5. serialized
  6. recurring
  7. periodic
  8. journal
Adjective
  • Trailer has dropped for Netflix‘s Hunting Gary Glitter, the former pop superstar who was exposed as a serial child abuser.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The discoveries have sparked fear of a potential serial killer at large and led to a public warning by the police.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of serial
Adjective
  • Tech publication The Information first reported on OpenAI’s use of recurrent depth in Astra earlier this week.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
  • But in the new Phase I trial, Chen’s team designed a form of CAR-T cell therapy that targets B7-H3 and studied its effects in 15 patients with recurrent glioblastoma that had not responded to available therapies.
    — Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of recurrent
Adjective
  • More frequent and severe natural disasters, along with tariffs and inflation in the broader economy, have contributed to rising prices.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • One of the park’s most frequent visitors is the 77 student-athletes on the Eagle High School Mountain Biking Team, coached by Tanya Jacquot and Karen Headings, who both spoke during the public hearing.
    — Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of frequent
Noun
  • Local newspapers, foremost among them the New York Times, opened up their obituary pages to cover, in humanizing detail, the lives of ordinary people who died in the attacks.
    — Robert W. Snyder, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The 12 defendants, including Khalifa, were sentenced to death by hanging and fined 500,000 Egyptian pounds ($9,800) by Cairo’s Criminal Court, the al-Ahram newspaper reported.
    — Eyad Kourdi, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of newspaper
Adjective
  • Noiser presents each story as a serialized listening experience in the podcast apps people already use every day.
    — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Seen together, the trilogy charts both a personal coming-of-age and a generational coming-to-grips with aging that, even when compared against similar serialized documentary experiments like Michael Apted’s 7 Up installments, feels wholly unique.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of serialized
Adjective
  • How Recurring Revenue Is The Pump There’s only one kind of funding that reliably shows up in year seven—recurring, unrestricted revenue.
    — Sarah Evans, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Excluding non-recurring events, the magnitude of the average S & P 500 earnings surprise for the quarter is still about 11%.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of recurring
Adjective
  • Welcome to The Athletic’s data notebook, a periodic look at the key trends, standout figures and tactical quirks shaping the Premier League season.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Other features of levees, like floodwalls, pump stations and pipes, also require periodic maintenance and upgrades.
    — Kaleigh Yost, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of periodic
Noun
  • People who live alone and work jobs that can be done remotely report being more mentally distressed and socially isolated than those whose work has to be done in person, a recent study published in the journal Science found.
    — Cordilia James, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Guests received personalized invites, a Vivet journal documenting Cenat’s journey starting the brand, replete with Polaroids taped in the pages.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of journal

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“Periodical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periodical. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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