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Recent Examples of sporadically
In an interview with Politico, Griffin warned that the president’s sweeping, sporadically applied tariffs are creating a system where the government picks economic winners and losers.
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Quartz Staff, Quartz, 8 May 2025
Over the decades, Manson and his followers appeared sporadically at parole hearings, where their bids for freedom were repeatedly rejected.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
The cemetery was only sporadically maintained by its caretaker, and raking the long grass gave me the eerie feeling of running my fingers through a child’s hair.
—Hazlitt, 2 Apr. 2025
Formal training sessions occur sporadically, take time away from work and primarily focus on explicit knowledge rather than the practical experience that drives sound decision-making.
—Rajesh Rajagopalan, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Quartz Staff, Quartz, 8 May 2025
Over the decades, Manson and his followers appeared sporadically at parole hearings, where their bids for freedom were repeatedly rejected.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
The cemetery was only sporadically maintained by its caretaker, and raking the long grass gave me the eerie feeling of running my fingers through a child’s hair.
—Hazlitt, 2 Apr. 2025
Formal training sessions occur sporadically, take time away from work and primarily focus on explicit knowledge rather than the practical experience that drives sound decision-making.
—Rajesh Rajagopalan, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sporadically
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While he’s primarily known for his work with that group, Iommi does occasionally release music under his own name.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Since 1978, the US has contributed more than $50 billion in military assistance to Egypt, according to the American embassy, though some of this aid has been occasionally withheld on account of the country’s human rights record.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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The precept is that sometimes AI generates confabulations, false statements that appear to be true.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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But sometimes less stable minerals persist because there isn’t enough energy available to convert them to more stable phases.—
Philip Ball,
Wired News,
8 June 2025
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“Sporadically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sporadically. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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