REGULARLY Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

regularly

adverb

Definition of regularly

as in frequently

in a frequent or repeated manner She walks her dogs regularly to keep them healthy.

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Recent Examples of regularly Horn finished second in the NFL last year in interceptions with five and regularly ranked among the best defensive backs in coverage. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026 Indeed, during her clinical rotations, Overbey regularly worked 100-hour weeks. — Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Brittin is engaging regularly with Lisa Nandy, the culture secretary. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026 For a few weeks last school year, a small group of students in Dayton, Ohio, regularly sat in front of laptops in conversation with a social-emotional learning chatbot named Jordan. — Lee V. Gaines, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for regularly

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The startup, founded by AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li, is building AI models for creating virtual 3D environments frequently used in humanoid robot development.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
El-Sayed, a former Michigan health official, has been vocal about healthcare issues along the campaign trail, speaking frequently about Medicare For All alongside a push to get money out of politics and a focus on affordability issues more broadly.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of frequently

Adverb

It is often referred to as the last colonial conflict in Africa.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Others who express hesitation or opposition to bans often cite the risk of sending people who are dependent on 7-OH into withdrawal, and potentially leading them to other, more dangerous substances.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of often

Adverb

So there’s not that much to happen in the last two-thirds of the drama than for your ribs to be constantly nudged with the idea of how easily the most respectable citizens among us will give in to modest proposals and, indeed, murder.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
There’s more than just blackening bananas; electrodes embedded in the fruit transmit electrical signals into sound and light tones that constantly shift.

— Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of constantly

Adverb

While the springs continuously flow, the resort keeps on evolving.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026
Plant operators will be able to stretch their operating cycles to 24 months, cutting down on expensive refueling outages and keeping the plant running continuously for longer stretches.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of continuously

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Unlike human actors, AI agents can retain long‑term memory, track emotional patterns and surface consequences consistently.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The results revealed that the device’s electrical behavior changed consistently as the humidity decreased.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of consistently

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Pakistan routinely accuses Kabul of allowing militants, particularly the Pakistani Taliban, to operate from Afghan territory and launch attacks across the border.

— MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Organizations routinely approve substantial investments in security technology, but those tools do not create outcomes alone.

— David Etue, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of routinely

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In a new study, researchers at New York University built a custom random-positioning machine that continually changed the orientation of human cells relative to Earth's gravity.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
From there, content can reinforce those relationships rather than continually introducing disconnected messages.

— Jessica Wong, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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