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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
Adverb
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Traffic will be paused intermittently along FM 1709 between Randol Mill/Davis Boulevard and Peytonville.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 May 2026
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During the nearly two decades since that meeting with carpet executives in 2008, Georgia regulators intermittently tested the waters south of Dalton, confirming time and again the extensive contamination.—
DYLAN JACKSON,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
Adverb
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The president frequently attacks the former FBI director because of his role in investigating alleged ties between the president's 2016 campaign and Russia.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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But there are few names that appear so frequently as that of Charles Gray.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Disease outbreaks involving gastrointestinal and respiratory illnesses happen periodically on cruise ships, which are full of people in close quarters for long stretches of time.—
Susan Montoya Bryan,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Other changes include requirements for the county CEO to be elected and for department heads to present budgets periodically to the Board of Supervisors as an act of transparency in budgeting.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
Adverb
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At smaller hospitals like Winona Health, those savings can fill gaps left by Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements, which often don’t cover the full cost of providing that care.—
Dené K. Dryden,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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The barren landscape, despite its harsh conditions (daytime temperatures often exceed 125 degrees Fahrenheit), was—and still is—famous for its connection to many legends of treasure.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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Had some not so great conversations occasionally.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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That’s easier to accomplish the further the plot moves away from a diplomatic incident involving several national institutions and toward an occasionally absurd — but absorbing and well-paced — tale of individuals in over their heads.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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Though the Boston Tea Party is commonly assumed to have been about taxes, the tea in question had had its taxes reduced to help the East India Company.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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And though this work focused on just one polymer, a similar strategy could be used in other plastic types, including those commonly found in single-use plastics.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
Adverb
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Orders that leave our kitchen hot and carefully prepared sometimes arrive cold, spilled or mishandled.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Agents, forced to work without pay, called in sick; security lines metastasized, sometimes snaking out to the curb.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The World Health Organization has repeatedly said the risk to the general public is currently considered low and is not calling the outbreak an epidemic.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The lightning-quick Maxey repeatedly got to the basket in the first half, but the Knicks continued to give him extra attention throughout his nearly 47 minutes of playing time.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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“Recurrently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recurrently. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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