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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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as in recurrent
occurring or appearing at intervals
periodical announcements from airline personnel concerning the delay
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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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as in newspaper
a publication that appears at regular intervals
subscribed to three new periodicals
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Recent Examples of periodical
Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 5 Dec. 2024
The periodical 13-year and 17-year brood cicadas are the loudest, partially because of the sheer number of them that emerge at once.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
What To Know Beginning April 1, the USPS will adjust service standards for first-class mail, periodicals, marketing mail, and package services.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The Whitney Review of New Writing, Whitney Mallett’s culture periodical, held a party at Frog Club.
—Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 5 Dec. 2024
The periodical 13-year and 17-year brood cicadas are the loudest, partially because of the sheer number of them that emerge at once.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
Noun
What To Know As first announced earlier this year, starting April 1, the USPS began implementing new service standards for first-class mail, periodicals, marketing mail, and package services.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
What To Know Beginning April 1, the USPS will adjust service standards for first-class mail, periodicals, marketing mail, and package services.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for periodical
Adjective
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Fears that a serial killer is at large were reignited by the recent discovery of a body in a Texas lake, where 19 corpses have been found over the past three years.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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The discovery of Suazo's body marks the 13th unexplained death in remote or wooded areas in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Maine since March, sparking concerns of a possible serial killer on the loose in the region, Fox News reported.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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The second half of the year begins this week for Billboard Japan’s charts, and recurrent rules have been implemented on the Japan Hot 100 and Hot Albums tallies.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
4 June 2025
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In this study, researchers evaluated how following a structured exercise program might further reduce the risk of recurrent or new cancer compared with just being advised to exercise.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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The mosquito deliveries occur over thousands of acres of remote, mountainous terrain that have significant elevational changes, strong winds, and frequent rain.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Inside a truck, ICE officers reviewed files on their targets, including biometric data, arrest and conviction records, work histories, and frequent whereabouts.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Authorities were able to track down the suspect thanks to fingerprints on the bag covering the woman and a scrap of a tent like ones provided to people without shelter, the newspaper said.—
Colleen Barry,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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The insert, titled Il Foglio AI, was almost immediately covered by newspapers around the world.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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Does this bring him into a more recurring, regular role?—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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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
Adjective
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To help, managers are launching products with periodic windows of liquidity.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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Trump Opens $5 Million Gold Card Visa Waitlist—What To Know There has always been periodic tension between the legal profession and the government’s agendas.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Start a Print-On-Demand Side Job Design simple products, like tote bags, journals, t-shirts, and sell them online.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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What the younger Seed found, accompanied by memories from her mother’s colleagues, was a rich archive of adventurous work and personal expression: photos, journals, contact sheets, Super8 film, audio pieces and a trove of interviews.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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In discussing her relationship with Combs, Jane said her decision to agree to her first freak-off with Combs led to regular encounters in Miami, Los Angeles, New York, and Turks and Caicos.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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Meanwhile, on social media, videos about two-thousands diet culture have become regular viral fare.—
Dayna Tortorici,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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“Periodical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periodical. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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