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as in recurrent
occurring or appearing at intervals
intermittent showers had me opening and closing my umbrella all day long
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as in sporadic
lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence
the breadwinner's intermittent employment put the family in a difficult position financially
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Recent Examples of intermittent
Weaver recommended installing intermittent misters and fans, such as the ones that are used at lines at Universal, to help cool visitors on Park Avenue during the summer months.
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Tyler Williams, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
Monday afternoon and evening might see intermittent flurries, followed by a chance of accumulating snow on Wednesday and Thursday.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
The temple smells of incense while bells can be heard ringing as well as intermittent chanting of prayers.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
Such moments of creative exhilaration were intermittent adornments of a diffuse slog.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
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Tyler Williams, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
Monday afternoon and evening might see intermittent flurries, followed by a chance of accumulating snow on Wednesday and Thursday.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
The temple smells of incense while bells can be heard ringing as well as intermittent chanting of prayers.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
Such moments of creative exhilaration were intermittent adornments of a diffuse slog.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermittent
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More often, the broad sweep of history serves as recurrent inspiration for designers, such as Italian Renaissance paintings for Maria Grazia Chiuri at Christian Dior, Medieval tapestries for Dries van Noten, or 18th-century delicacies evoked by John Galliano and Christian Louboutin.—
Lisa Klaassen and Serene Nourrisson,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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Its recurrent vanity is that its heroes stood alone.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2025
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Bird flu viruses typically don’t infect humans, aside from sporadic cases in people who have close contact with infected animals.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr.,
NBC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Light, sporadic snow will continue in the Denver area through Sunday, forecasters said.—
Lauren Penington,
The Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2025
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Anxiety about pocketbook issues, however, formed a recurring and persistent theme.—
David Lauter,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Sep. 2024
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The company has bolstered its software and securities business to diversify and bring in more recurring subscription revenue.—
Ari Levy,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2024
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Emma has been some fabulous version of blonde for quite some time now, interrupting her fair-haired streak with the occasional brunette detour.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
3 Feb. 2025
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Fortunately, President Donald Trump recognizes that pairing a big stick with an occasional carrot can shape adversaries’ behavior more effectively than continual confrontation.—
Reid Smith,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Feb. 2025
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The hum is punctuated with the crackle of flames and the buckling of timber and the periodic pop of exploding gas lines somewhere in the distance, all of which gets louder as the fire bears down on you.—
Peter Kiefer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Jan. 2025
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The movement was classified by periodic pulses, or bursts of mobility that lasted for one to two hours.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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But, an approach solely focused on sudden movements could lead to so many false triggers, users would likely find the option more annoying than beneficial—and that’s where machine learning, a segment of AI focused on pattern recognition, comes into play.—
Reece Rogers,
WIRED,
25 Jan. 2025
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The coastal city of Rancho Palos Verdes suffered sudden movement from a decades-old complex of slow-moving landslides last fall, twisting roads and putting multimillion-dollar homes on the brink of destruction.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Intermittent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermittent. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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