as in occasional
not often occurring or repeated
a shut-in who made infrequent trips to the store
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Recent Examples of infrequent
This is not a welcoming message for an infrequent protester or a citizen looking to voice her concern for the first time.
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
Currently, those who rely on public transit are only provided a single, infrequent bus line across the bridge with no service after 10 p.m. If the pathway is closed, those who rely on bicycles, e-bikes and other devices will have no crossing at all.
—Robert Prinz, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
The man lives seven hours from his hometown, which has led to somewhat infrequent visits.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The man lives seven hours from his hometown, which has led to somewhat infrequent visits.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
Currently, those who rely on public transit are only provided a single, infrequent bus line across the bridge with no service after 10 p.m. If the pathway is closed, those who rely on bicycles, e-bikes and other devices will have no crossing at all.
—Robert Prinz, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
The man lives seven hours from his hometown, which has led to somewhat infrequent visits.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The man lives seven hours from his hometown, which has led to somewhat infrequent visits.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Infrequent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infrequent. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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