SPORADICALLY Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

sporadically

adverb

Definition of sporadically

as in occasionally

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Recent Examples of sporadically The model was introduced in 2020 as the Mountain Mule MTE and has been available sporadically since. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026 Nirvana’s surviving members Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, and Krist Novoselic have sporadically reunited over the years, replacing Cobain with various guest singers. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2026 Their numbers remained contained until 2023, and local fishermen reported catching them only sporadically. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 According to the complaint, Gilchrist would sporadically pay back his clients, but would come up with excuses such as government shutdowns and even claiming to be hospitalized to delay payments. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sporadically

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Simons and the Italian designer share a similar aesthetic hinged on modernism and occasionally futurism and even provocation.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
North Korean mines in past years have occasionally washed down a swollen river into South Korea, killing or injuring civilians.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of occasionally

Adverb

Being dependable sometimes means choosing one thing and doing it well.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Unlike Christian priests and medicine men, who generally command respect, rainmakers are sometimes seen as malicious people who retaliate against whole communities for quarrels with their neighbors.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of sometimes

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Lightly pinch the butter pieces into the flour mixture, just enough to create an irregularly crumbly mixture.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
The unrest follows an unprecedented surge on July 30 and 31, when more than 72,000 migrants irregularly crossed from Morocco into Ceuta, one of the European Union’s two land borders with Africa.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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