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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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The instructional promise of each episode was a bit, a starting point for discursive, funny, intermittently personal mini-essays that always started in Wilson’s beloved New York, but could and did make their way anywhere.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2026
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As an adult, however, Feldman entered a decades-long stint in the tabloid wilderness, working as an actor only intermittently after struggles with addiction and the trauma of alleged abuse as a child in the film industry.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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With several teams in qualification places on goal difference alone as things stand, prepare for the league table to be changing as frequently as an airport departures board throughout the 90 minutes.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Homeland Security Investigations, a unit within ICE that focuses on cross-border crimes, frequently sends its officers to overseas events like the Olympics to assist with security.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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Another idea is that the rhythm causes brief fluctuations in alertness, allowing sleeping animals to periodically check their surroundings and reduce the risk of being eaten.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Jan. 2026
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Funds that hold the physical assets may also sell off some of their holdings periodically to cover expenses and redemptions.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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Nigerian security forces have deployed tactical teams in search of the kidnappers, believed to be among the rogue gangs who often carry out kidnappings for ransoms in remote communities with limited state and security presence.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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Poets & Writers has a detailed directory of agents and the magazine often publishes profiles of agents as well as advice from them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Revenue forecasts have occasionally fallen short of estimates, and some quarters’ subscription guidance has disappointed analysts, especially when Peloton opted to reallocate marketing funds towards product development instead of immediate subscriber growth.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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In the evenings the steppe sky is delicate, sometimes blue, occasionally pink, like a tongue.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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These bacteria, which commonly live in the back of the throat, can spread from person to person through close contact.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
11 Jan. 2026
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Such swarms are commonly associated with volcanic activity but can occur elsewhere.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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However, police are sometimes called by community members or federal agents to respond to immigration enforcement scenes to ensure the safety of the public or agents, police say.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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Adamov, who sometimes spends long hours sheltering in the capsule, keeps a close eye on the devices from a short distance.—
Svitlana Vlasova,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Trump's second term has seen the president double down on his ambition to acquire the minerals-rich island -- despite Danish and Greenlandic politicians repeatedly rebuffing him.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Trump repeatedly pushed the deadline back via executive action.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Recurrently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recurrently. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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