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as in intermittently
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as in frequently
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Recent Examples of recurrently
For nearly all of human history, there was a mystery that showed up, recurrently, on a nearly nightly basis.
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Big Think, 21 Nov. 2025
Big Think, 21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recurrently
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Calls for Lang to step down intensified since files released on January 30 by the US Department of Justice showed Epstein and Lang corresponding intermittently between 2012 and 2019, when the financier died by suicide in jail.—
Reuters 13 hr ago,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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After 15 days without internet access, civilians were gradually able to reconnect to social media intermittently.—
Molly Hunter,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
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And in the late 1980s, after Little Saigon found official recognition, freeway and street signs directing people to the community were frequently defaced and destroyed in disapproval, Hua said.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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When this happens, visibilities frequently drop to one-quarter of a mile or less.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Major auction houses periodically offer free appraisal days.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2026
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Part of the reason for periodically cleaning out the fridge is simply to keep track of what’s inside.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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Uninsured Americans, however, often must pay for prescription medications with their own money.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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Investors often flock to gold when crises hit, inflation spikes or stocks slump as a way to preserve their money’s worth.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Sarah forwarded this email to two people, one of them being Epstein, and the other restaurant mogul Steve Hanson, who appears in the emails to have occasionally discussed Sarah’s career with her and Epstein.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Kiley has occasionally bucked GOP leadership on procedural matters and previously voted against a House rule that would have blocked consideration of tariff repeal measures.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Feb. 2026
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In Robinson’s New Jersey community, deer that are commonly seen in back yards have been meandering on the street since the community has been under roughly 10 inches of snow for at least 17 days.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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This room is also where house fires most commonly start.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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Ice surfaces develop a thin, mobile surface layer, sometimes called a quasi-liquid or premelted layer, that reduces friction and enables sliding.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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The pilgrimage is a rallying point for conservative Christians from across Europe and beyond; Catholic political figures sometimes join the pilgrims for a stretch.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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As strong as Dallas has been in its six-game win streak, the Stars have allowed opponents to climb back into games repeatedly in the third.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Kitty, whose worldly possessions fit into two plastic bags, is seen repeatedly in the same clothes, and bourgeois hostility to her presence in Beth’s middle-class neighborhood compounds her feelings of worthlessness.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Recurrently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recurrently. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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