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Recent Examples of sporadically
Thereafter more prominent on the police blotter and the court docket than the record charts, Stone sporadically re-emerged after the turn of the millennium for a bizarre public appearance or chaotic concert date.
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Chris Morris, Variety, 9 June 2025
More than a dozen eyewitnesses, including those wounded in the attack, said Israeli troops shot at crowds in volleys of gunfire that occurred sporadically through the early hours of Sunday morning.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Confirmation of the whereabouts of deportees has been piecemeal, with advocacy groups, lawyers and news organizations sporadically releasing names and locations based on available information.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
Mount Etna has been erupting sporadically for centuries.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 4 June 2025
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Chris Morris, Variety, 9 June 2025
More than a dozen eyewitnesses, including those wounded in the attack, said Israeli troops shot at crowds in volleys of gunfire that occurred sporadically through the early hours of Sunday morning.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Confirmation of the whereabouts of deportees has been piecemeal, with advocacy groups, lawyers and news organizations sporadically releasing names and locations based on available information.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
Mount Etna has been erupting sporadically for centuries.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sporadically
Adverb
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Instead, an occasionally bleak corniche winds down the coast from a state-of-the-art seaport — strategically placed 70 kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz — past a dusty, sunbaked town of old office towers, hotels, the obligatory shopping mall, and streets of low-rise shops and houses.—
Camilla Wright,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
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The live feed is usually quick to load, but occasionally takes a few seconds.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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Their core ingredient is the engagement of the entire campus community — students, faculty, staff and sometimes the outside community — in reading the same material in order to promote a wide-ranging conversation about an important issue or controversy.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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While it’s sometimes compared to Pilates, the two methods are very different.—
Amy Wilkinson,
SELF,
1 July 2025
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“Sporadically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sporadically. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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