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Recent Examples of sporadically
Climate and habitat changes mean that turtles in one area would sporadically go extinct, only for similar adaptations to re-evolve when the habitat changed back.
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Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Electrical currents had been sporadically applied to heal bone since the early 1800s.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
To be a successful independent filmmaker—that is, one who is even sporadically employed—is, in essence, to be a bit of a con man.
—Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
For protein products that do show an especially high heavy metal content, using them more sporadically, rather than daily, can reduce exposure.
—C. Michael White, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Electrical currents had been sporadically applied to heal bone since the early 1800s.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
To be a successful independent filmmaker—that is, one who is even sporadically employed—is, in essence, to be a bit of a con man.
—Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
For protein products that do show an especially high heavy metal content, using them more sporadically, rather than daily, can reduce exposure.
—C. Michael White, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sporadically
Adverb
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That’s worsened a staffing crisis, with some airports’ control towers occasionally being without any controllers at all.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Even before the shutdown began, staff shortages occasionally triggered flight delays.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Children with autism can sometimes benefit from being prescribed melatonin, says Owens.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
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The buildout is sometimes delayed by regulations like mandates that cables run underground in bird habitats, Down To Earth magazine reported.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Located on Avenida Eixo Monumental (Monumental Axis), the city’s central avenue, the highrise hotel has an unexpected façade, with windows arranged irregularly.—
Greyson Ferguson,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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This typically occurs in galaxies that have massive, dusty disks, are irregularly shaped, or that either are now interacting with or have recently gravitationally interacted with a massive neighbor.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Sporadically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sporadically. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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