1
as in frequent
appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time
sent out periodic reminders about the office dress code
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as in recurrent
occurring or appearing at intervals
periodic snow showers that might leave up to an inch
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Recent Examples of periodic
And the mystery of the star’s periodic spikes in brightness now has an answer.
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Robin George Andrews, New York Times, 22 July 2025
Rain showers and periodic storms are possible every day through Tuesday before humidity and heat were expected to build again in the Chicago area, the weather service predicted.
—William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2025
Businesses should conduct periodic audits of cloud consumption, eliminate redundant services and negotiate better contracts with cloud vendors.
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—Motasem El Bawab, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Regulatory bodies mandate annual inspections, and municipalities require periodic reviews of alarm and suppression systems.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 17 July 2025
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Robin George Andrews, New York Times, 22 July 2025
Rain showers and periodic storms are possible every day through Tuesday before humidity and heat were expected to build again in the Chicago area, the weather service predicted.
—William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2025
Businesses should conduct periodic audits of cloud consumption, eliminate redundant services and negotiate better contracts with cloud vendors.
4.
—Motasem El Bawab, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Regulatory bodies mandate annual inspections, and municipalities require periodic reviews of alarm and suppression systems.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for periodic
Adjective
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The Kuril-Kamchatka arc experiences frequent earthquakes, according to the USGS, including a M7.4 earthquake on July 20 that is now seen as a foreshock of Wednesday’s quake.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
30 July 2025
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McConaughey is also a frequent leader of the heartbeat ritual and has shown an almost unmatched commitment to the club.—
Beck Andrew Salgado,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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About 795,000 occur each year, with 610,000 being first-time strokes and roughly 185,000 recurrent episodes, and in 2022 1 in 6 deaths were as a result of stroke.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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The agency said the Kp index could reach nearly four early Friday morning, potentially pulling the northern lights farther south, though NOAA expects no geomagnetic storms or significant transient or recurrent solar winds to disrupt the Earth’s geomagnetic field.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
Adjective
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Healthy hair requires more than just a regular trim and minimizing heat damage.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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Unlike regular conditioners, which often focus solely on moisture, these formulas are designed to boost volume, strengthen strands, and improve the look of thinning hair.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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Does this bring him into a more recurring, regular role?—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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Dobson says the research is coming now that the power engineering community increasingly recognizes cascading failures as a distinct and recurring problem—a concept that still elicited protests from power engineers in the aftermath of the 2003 blackout.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Aug. 2013
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Police had previously made repeated visits to the Strongs’ home in Florida.—
Audrey Dutton,
ProPublica,
16 July 2025
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Both Dominion Voting Systems and the Smartmatic election technology company have filed lawsuits against Lindell over false and repeated claims he’s made about their involvement in President Trump’s defeat.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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But with less than a fortnight to go until Aug. 1 (the deadline expressed in Trump’s tariff letters) analysts are either expecting another delay or are pricing in a singular hike to inflation as opposed to a continual rise.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
23 July 2025
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Workplaces that operate with a continual sense of urgency often struggle with unrealistic deadlines and a lack of long-term planning, which can leave employees feeling exhausted and undervalued. 5.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Shows of force and clashes between immigration officers and protesters at raid sites have become periodical occurrences in the Los Angeles area as more people oppose the federal government’s immigration enforcement actions.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
19 July 2025
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The various species of annual cicadas are larger than their periodical cousins and have black or greenish eyes.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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For instance, in audio processing, a high ALR means an AI can quickly adapt to new accents or background noises, continuously improving without constant retraining.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Add to that the many original performers repeating their roles, the constant callbacks and the non-stop nostalgia, and the result is less a continuation than an exercise in fan service.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
25 July 2025
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“Periodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periodic. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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