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Recent Examples of sporadically
Tech companies sporadically work with local police to track and deplatform harmful accounts, law enforcement sources say.
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Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
The Ravens have won six the last eight straight up and are 5-3 against the number in a series that is played sporadically.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
The importance of understanding lunar surface movement This research shows that the moon is not geologically dead but sporadically active, with multiple processes, including seismic activity, impacts, and thermal stress, causing surface changes.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Sheen has since laid low, and claims to be sober and to have straightened his life out — even appearing sporadically in film and TV roles.
—Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
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Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
The Ravens have won six the last eight straight up and are 5-3 against the number in a series that is played sporadically.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
The importance of understanding lunar surface movement This research shows that the moon is not geologically dead but sporadically active, with multiple processes, including seismic activity, impacts, and thermal stress, causing surface changes.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Sheen has since laid low, and claims to be sober and to have straightened his life out — even appearing sporadically in film and TV roles.
—Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sporadically
Adverb
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Unlike their alligator cousins, which are known to occasionally attack people, American crocodiles are shyer and less aggressive.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Certain medications that raise prolactin levels, pituitary disorders, chronic liver disease or hormone therapy for prostate cancer can occasionally turn those cells on.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Pieces of a scientific puzzle sometimes come in odd forms and unexpected experiences.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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But sometimes, her American West Coast accent can betray her.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Today, nearly all migrants that arrive irregularly at the border are barred from seeking protection at the border and most are detained and processed for deportation.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Both moons are irregularly shaped.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Sporadically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sporadically. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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