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 These days, Barisone and Morris have dinner in Florida regularly, and the conversation tends to turn to injustice. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 Currently, case-level immigration court information is available through the Executive Office for Immigration Review, a division of the Department of Justice that releases data regularly. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026 The major entertainment streaming services have been regularly upping their fees — for some, the increases have come once a year. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 Change the oil on schedule, check transmission, coolant, brake and power steering fluids regularly, and follow the manufacturer’s service schedule. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for regularly

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Ask what ongoing monitoring includes, how frequently checks are performed and what developments would trigger action.

— Scott Keever, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
His children Matt, Mark and Megan check in on him frequently.

— Dan Pompei, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of frequently

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Its architecture includes an X-point divertor, which continuously removes exhaust from the stellarator during fusion operations.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
Not to be left behind, the old guard—Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Seabourn, Crystal—are continuously making adjustments to meet the needs of today's luxury traveler.

— Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of continuously

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As the most consistently excellent side in rugby union history, the All Blacks usually repaid any reaction by inflicting a defeat.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
High temperatures will consistently reach the low to mid-90s each afternoon, with ‘feels-like’ temperatures between 100 and 105 degrees.

— Juan Ortega, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of consistently

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Around 4% of people infected with Salmonella Typhi – a particularly dangerous type of Salmonella that causes typhoid fever – become asymptomatic carriers who periodically shed the bacteria in their feces up to one year after initial infection.

— Kimberly Baker, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
On the supervision track, CFPB employees would periodically visit banks and other financial institutions to monitor their business practices and ensure compliance with the law.

— Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of periodically

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But questions have continually circulated within the party about whether voters who are scarred from the party’s 2024 loss would be enthusiastic about a Harris run.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Mercury's rough surface, continually reshaped by debris hurled from impact craters, may have hidden the true extent of the loss, according to the researchers whose findings appear in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026

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