1
as in regularly
at regular intervals
New editions are released periodically.
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as in occasionally
on some occasions
Though he now lives across town, he still periodically visits the old diner.
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Recent Examples of periodically
Hold onto the activities, and hand them out periodically along the way as surprises.
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Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 20 July 2025
Many would have survived had they been watered periodically during this time.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 19 July 2025
Russia has periodically run out of missiles especially during the first year of the war.
—Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Hartfield also raises his own cattle and sells them periodically at stock yards throughout the state.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
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Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 20 July 2025
Many would have survived had they been watered periodically during this time.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 19 July 2025
Russia has periodically run out of missiles especially during the first year of the war.
—Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Hartfield also raises his own cattle and sells them periodically at stock yards throughout the state.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for periodically
Adverb
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Reinvestment has regularly been smart, such as moves for Ballard, Dennis Cirkin, Romaine Mundle and Eliezer Mayenda, which have complemented the emergence of academy graduates that include Anthony Patterson, Chris Rigg, Dan Neil and Watson.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
12 Aug. 2025
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The group regularly sees multiple collections — including proper studio albums — living on the same tallies, as fans in countries like the United States and the United Kingdom (where several members hail from) continue to stream and buy the act’s music in huge numbers.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Tapper occasionally becomes frustrated during on-air coverage.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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He can be hurt and occasionally knocked down, but he’s only been finished once, which was by Rakhmonov in Round 3.—
Brett Appley,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Key terms were frequently left undefined and often criteria was missing to determine if a covered claim had occurred at all.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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As a result, those minerals most frequently came up short in the findings.—
Alexander C. Kaufman,
The Atlantic,
11 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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However, there's a problem: ROAS rarely tells you what's actually working.—
Liam Wade,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Edwards rarely tires of watching back footage of the feat: his electric speed down the runway, the bounding strides of his jumping action, and the enormous final vault into the sandpit.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Each of those career stages was a period of personal and professional growth made possible by continuously planning for, training for and stepping up to take on new or greater scope and responsibility.—
Philip Samson,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Though it's been continuously upgraded since it was first built in 1979, the Lindner Family Tennis Center was starting to show its age, according to Dell, and past projects on the site left it feeling disconnected and lacking a cohesive identity.—
Sydney Franklin,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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While unsightly, mildews and leaf spots will seldom kill annuals; however, blight and root rot are frequently the demise of the plant.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
15 Aug. 2025
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Here is what to keep an eye out for as the Premier League makes its return. Champions at a canter last time out, Liverpool have embarked on the kind of spending spree the most dominant teams in the Premier League seldom indulge in.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Periodically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periodically. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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