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
Like a skylark periodically wheeling from its path, this story sometimes flies into other timelines, past and future, here and around the world.
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Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
The Value Of Regular Check-Ins One of the simplest ways to stay on track in retirement is to review your plan periodically.
—Andrew Rosen, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The report comes from The Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation focused on healthcare system performance, which periodically conducts such comparative analyses.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
Epstein visited Interlochen periodically, often with his confidante and former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, and stayed in the lodge now marked for demolition.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
The Value Of Regular Check-Ins One of the simplest ways to stay on track in retirement is to review your plan periodically.
—Andrew Rosen, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The report comes from The Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation focused on healthcare system performance, which periodically conducts such comparative analyses.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
Epstein visited Interlochen periodically, often with his confidante and former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, and stayed in the lodge now marked for demolition.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for periodically
Adverb
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The decision to launch Allen’s show in Colbert’s time slot on a Friday was surprising, because none of the current crop of late-night programs airs originals regularly on Fridays, meaning the audience does not regularly tune to them in typical numbers.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
29 May 2026
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Palace lacked the guile of an Eberechi Eze or Michael Olise to unlock them regularly.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Adverb
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Murakami will occasionally expand the zone if the fastball is above the inner half of the plate.—
Andrea Arcadipane,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Co-starring Candy Clark, Rip Torn, and Buck Henry, the occasionally confusing movie also has its share of controversy.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
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These companies frequently offer athletes significant creative input and business opportunities alongside lucrative endorsement contracts.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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However, many conditions that frequently accompany migraine also play a role in brain health and aging.—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
2 June 2026
Adverb
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Thanks to the sheer size of the Grumeti Reserves and the limited development within, wildlife sightings tend to be excellent and rarely shared with other vehicles.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Lowbrow sources such as Sunday funnies, B movies, and advertisements are present but are more diffuse, rarely coalescing into obvious quotation.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Her model suggests that antecedents, physiological state and consequences continuously influence one another, with behavior emerging as the result of that interaction.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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The Aerospace Corporation has been advancing a concept for a restartable solid rocket motor (RSRM), a propulsion configuration that has long posed engineering difficulties because conventional solid motors burn continuously once ignited and cannot be throttled or shut down mid-flight.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
Adverb
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Pacific storms seldom hit land Unlike storms in the Atlantic basin, the vast majority – roughly 85% to 90% – of storms that form in the Pacific don't ever threaten land and often spin harmlessly out to sea.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Refreshingly, the name Tilly Norwood was seldom uttered, and that alone struck many attendees as progress.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
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“Periodically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periodically. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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