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1
as in serial
appearing in parts or numbers that follow regularly
the long novel was filmed for television as an episodic movie that was shown over the course of five evenings
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2
as in sporadic
lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence
malaria is characterized by episodic attacks of chills and fever that coincide with mass destruction of blood cells
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Recent Examples of episodic
After three years of divided government, institutional clashes, and episodic crises, South Korea is taking a sharp left turn—driven by a president who has the mandate, the parliamentary majority, and the political will to deliver it.
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Ian Bremmer, Time, 3 June 2025
What follows is a master class in episodic storytelling, acting performances, sound design and innovative camera techniques by filming scenes in one continuous take.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Who Sat by the Door: The Thomas Washington Story (Atlanta; season 4, episode 8)
Donald Glover's FX dramedy takes an episodic detour to present a faux-documentary that flips history on its head.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 29 May 2025
Though the movie ultimately can’t square its episodic unpredictability with the bubbling feminist-outlaw energy at its core — not to mention the comic-book twist that shakes it all up halfway through — that’s less a bug than a feature.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
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Ian Bremmer, Time, 3 June 2025
What follows is a master class in episodic storytelling, acting performances, sound design and innovative camera techniques by filming scenes in one continuous take.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Who Sat by the Door: The Thomas Washington Story (Atlanta; season 4, episode 8)
Donald Glover's FX dramedy takes an episodic detour to present a faux-documentary that flips history on its head.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 29 May 2025
Though the movie ultimately can’t square its episodic unpredictability with the bubbling feminist-outlaw energy at its core — not to mention the comic-book twist that shakes it all up halfway through — that’s less a bug than a feature.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for episodic
Adjective
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Fears that a serial killer is at large were reignited by the recent discovery of a body in a Texas lake, where 19 corpses have been found over the past three years.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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The discovery of Suazo's body marks the 13th unexplained death in remote or wooded areas in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Maine since March, sparking concerns of a possible serial killer on the loose in the region, Fox News reported.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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Though the May 31 eruption is the only one caught on official video, the USGS has received several reports of other sporadic eruptions over the past year.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
1 June 2025
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My spring crops were slow to develop this year, stifled by sporadic frosts and bouts of dry weather.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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After intermittent closures last week, the intersection opened and the new signal system turned on Thursday.—
Kathryn Kovalenko,
Twin Cities,
6 June 2025
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While the tech industry is also using solar and wind power, their intermittent nature means stable electricity supplies generated by nuclear reactors — but also coal and natural gas — is in high demand.—
Bloomberg News,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Because geniuses tend not to specialize in things like picking up after themselves, the human price is often paid by a long-suffering partner-secretary—wifely figures like Véra Nabokov, Sophia Tolstoy, and Alice B. Toklas, or the occasional husband like Leonard Woolf.—
S. C. Cornell,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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But such readings can hardly account for the urgency, and occasional stridency, of le Carré’s post-Cold War novels.—
Rav Grewal-Kök
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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But bypassing multiple periods or having irregular ones could also be a sign of a hormonal disorder—like a thyroid problem or a condition called polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)—that’s interfering with your cycle in ways that could risk your health.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
3 June 2025
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Both candidates are using migration in Poland as a core campaign issue. Migration, particularly irregular migration, is one of the dominant issues in the country, particularly with regards to the war in Ukraine and Poland’s eastern border with Belarus.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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After Earps’ announcement, Wiegman was asked what her long-time goalkeeper’s sudden international retirement two months before a major tournament said about the unity of the team.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Keep a safe distance: Leave a safe distance between you and the vehicle in front of you to account for sudden stops or changes in the traffic pattern.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2025
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“Episodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/episodic. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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