regularity

noun

Definition of regularitynext
1
as in frequency

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as in uniformity

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Recent Examples of regularity From what Dominguez has seen, GLP-1s may actually improve menstrual regularity for people with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS, formerly known as PCOS). — Laura Bradley, HEALTH, 10 Aug. 2026 The speedy receiver got open with regularity and would have had a touchdown in the second quarter if King didn’t overthrow him on his way to the end zone. — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026 And, as is true for any beauty writer, my tenure entailed a never-ending stream of unmarked boxes of products arriving at my doorstep with enough regularity to concern my neighbors. — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 2 Aug. 2026 At this stage of pre-season, when substitutions are a regularity and international players are still away, there is a risk of reading too much into matches. — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for regularity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regularity
  1. frequency
  2. uniformity
  3. constancy
  4. correlation
  5. chronicity
  6. coordination
  7. prevalence
  8. equilibrium
Noun
  • The researchers see the result as an early step toward using altermagnets in spin-transport technologies, including future memory and high-frequency electronics.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme heat in Europe, the world’s fastest-warming continent, straining power grids, sapping water supplies and curbing farm output.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of frequency
Noun
  • The metaphor matters because good governance is not uniformity.
    — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Patchworked textile blocks create an almost one-of-one look, a far cry from the uniformity of big-box stores and large swaths of single fabrics.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of uniformity
Noun
  • This transition represents a strong, continuing trajectory of comfort, longevity, and constancy.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Reid’s constancy is one of the gifts that has led him to the pinnacle of the NFL as the fourth-winningest coach in league history.
    — Vahe Gregorian July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Definition of constancy
Noun
  • Emanuel said that the number of stocks on his Negative Beta list — those with an inverse correlation to the S & P 500 over the past six months — has climbed to a record 121.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Gallup is careful to note the correlation does not establish cause, and the arrow may run both ways.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of correlation
Noun
  • Due to the seriousness and chronicity of diabetes, scientists have launched an extensive and ongoing investigation into the potential role of supplements, like omega-3 fatty acids, in both preventing diabetes and serving as an adjunct to traditional diabetes medications.
    — Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2026
  • My father’s diseases aren’t just marked by chronicity but also unpredictability.
    — Sabrina Qiao, refinery29.com, 23 Nov. 2021
Definition of chronicity
Noun
  • Deluxe has also opened a Japan office inside Tohokushinsha’s Tokyo headquarters, a move meant to tighten coordination between the two companies’ project teams.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
  • There was little coordination between CMPD, the District Attorney’s Office and the courts.
    — Peter St Onge, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of coordination
Noun
  • And in a study of a third group of over 690 participants, super movers had better cognition and lower prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Yet despite its prevalence, access to specialized care remains limited.
    — Mackenzi Moore, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of prevalence
Noun
  • When consumer demand falls faster than production can adjust, unsold wine can sit on the balance sheet while a winery works its way back into equilibrium.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Achieving such an outcome might allow the formation of a new global economic equilibrium—and more important, might prevent the next major global economic crisis.
    — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
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