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Recent Examples of sporadically
Mount Etna has been erupting sporadically for centuries.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 4 June 2025
Colson is technically a one but played that position sporadically in her last three seasons in Las Vegas due to their glut of ballhandlers.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 29 May 2025
The characters are too one-dimensional to care about — though we’re sporadically asked to do just that — yet at the same time their cartoonishness isn’t treated with enough gusto to actually be fun.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 May 2025
The brand shows sporadically during London Fashion Week, and does not always follow the seasonal calendar.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 4 June 2025
Colson is technically a one but played that position sporadically in her last three seasons in Las Vegas due to their glut of ballhandlers.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 29 May 2025
The characters are too one-dimensional to care about — though we’re sporadically asked to do just that — yet at the same time their cartoonishness isn’t treated with enough gusto to actually be fun.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 May 2025
The brand shows sporadically during London Fashion Week, and does not always follow the seasonal calendar.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sporadically
Adverb
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Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine have occasionally spilled over into NATO nations like Poland and Romania, which border Ukraine.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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Many expressions also exhibit delicate floral notes, reminiscent of white blossoms, and occasionally a faint almond or herbal edge.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Adverb
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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 5 Jul. 2025.
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