as in rarely
not often
their grandparents were disappointed that they visited so infrequently
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Recent Examples of infrequently
Repurpose infrequently used or raggedy-but-serviceable containers to bring order to that junk drawer.
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Sweep guest rooms, guest bathrooms, formal entertaining spaces, and other parts of the home that are used infrequently at least once a month.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
Although Sheamus re-signed with WWE on a five-year deal in 2025, he’s been used only infrequently on Raw and SmackDown in recent years.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The researchers flagged that 70 percent of clinics given smart stethoscopes in the study stopped using them, or used them infrequently, after 12 months.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Water deeply and infrequently instead of giving your hostas little bursts of moisture.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Sweep guest rooms, guest bathrooms, formal entertaining spaces, and other parts of the home that are used infrequently at least once a month.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
Although Sheamus re-signed with WWE on a five-year deal in 2025, he’s been used only infrequently on Raw and SmackDown in recent years.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The researchers flagged that 70 percent of clinics given smart stethoscopes in the study stopped using them, or used them infrequently, after 12 months.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Water deeply and infrequently instead of giving your hostas little bursts of moisture.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infrequently
Adverb
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But cash is rarely a long-term solution.—
Gregory Clifford,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The president talks about China as an economic rival but rarely as a strategic one—a view neatly encapsulated by his decision last month to ease export controls on advanced chips, which granted Beijing a boost in the AI race in exchange for a cut of the resulting sales.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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One silent element to the transfer portal that is seldom discussed, but important to the athletes, is those pesky classes.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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When an employer terminates, or is found to have terminated, an employee without cause, the contract (outside of the unionized setting) seldom entitles the employee to ger her job back.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Infrequently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infrequently. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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