1
as in periodic
appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time
our local multiplex usually has frequent showings of blockbusters, with starting times about every half hour
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2
as in usual
often observed or encountered
finches are frequent sights in this part of the country
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as in to haunt
to go to or spend time in often
like their counterparts elsewhere, the town's teenagers like to frequent the local malls
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Recent Examples of frequent
Christopher Murray
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Jet lag isn't merely a nuisance of frequent travel.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, at Café Central, waiters dressed in waistcoats serve melange (a famed Viennese coffee) beneath vaulted ceilings once frequented by Trotsky and Freud.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Wayfair has a three-pack of bronze four by 10 covers that’ll stand up to frequent traffic.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Jet lag isn't merely a nuisance of frequent travel.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
There is one woman who regularly frequents the small-dog area with her little doggo.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, at Café Central, waiters dressed in waistcoats serve melange (a famed Viennese coffee) beneath vaulted ceilings once frequented by Trotsky and Freud.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frequent
Adjective
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By contrast, an investment product with private asset exposure designed for workplace retirement plans may have somewhat lower costs and let investors put money in regularly as well as make periodic withdrawals during the year.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The state is a non-equilibrium quantum state of matter in a system driven by a time-periodic Hamiltonian, which is a physical system whose governing rules change over time, but with a repeating, predictable cycle.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Many of Garmin’s usual non-connected features are present in the Bounce 2 as well.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Temperatures will remain warmer than usual for this time of year, with highs climbing to the upper 80s or near 90 degrees in the metro area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Sep. 2025
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Among them were countless era-defining releases that are still among the best movies ever made—of any genre—from the haunting Rebecca to the gripping Rear Window, and the ravishing Vertigo to the hair-raising Psycho.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
13 Sep. 2025
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Watkins counting up his touchdown total in merriment on the sideline and Dart staying in the game until well in the fourth quarter were haunting images for Arkansas faithful and the team.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Much of the more complicated Swyft logic board was consolidated into smaller custom gate array chips for mass production, along with the use of a regular 68000 instead of the more limited 68008, which was also cheaper in volume despite only being run at 5MHz.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Target pants come in five colors, including black, beige, brown, navy blue, and dark green, as well as regular and short lengths in sizes XS through XXL.—
Destinee Scott,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Now, drones are ubiquitous on the front lines.—
Joseph Nepomuceno,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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Its floral and stripe prints have transcended fashion, and have become ubiquitous with Finland, ultimately becoming key symbols of the country's creative identity.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The pair also famously visited The Plough at Cadsden in Buckinghamshire, a pub near Chequers, the country residence of British prime ministers, where Xi quaffed a pint of Greene King IPA (Indian Pale Ale).—
Ian King,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Four Seasons Napa Valley For wine lovers and those who love them, any time is a great time to visit Napa Valley.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Such repeated, rewarding interactions condition the brain to associate intimacy with comfort rather than threat.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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In the short video, the dog can be seen standing upright against a door and reaching for the handle, making repeated attempts to pull it down with her paw as if to let herself out.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Outdated or missing beneficiary designations are common and can lead to delays, unintended distributions or even disputes among heirs.—
Larry Light,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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On Wednesday, the governors of Oregon, Washington, California and Hawaii recommended that all adults and children concerned about the respiratory illness season can receive the Covid vaccine and other common immunizations.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Frequent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frequent. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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