1
as in regularly
at regular intervals
New editions are released periodically.
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as in occasionally
on some occasions
Though he now lives across town, he still periodically visits the old diner.
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Recent Examples of periodically
The zoo noted that the mother and pups are sometimes off exhibit to limit crowd exposure, so visitors may see them only periodically from the bridge at the capybara habitat.
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
If a young tree contains lots of tents, just tear the silk open periodically with a stick to give birds, wasps, and other garden helpers easier access to the caterpillars.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
Visitors may be able to catch a glimpse of the pups periodically from the bridge at the capybara habitat, but sightings are not guaranteed.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
That said, visitors may be able to catch a glimpse of them periodically from the bridge at the capybara habitat.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
If a young tree contains lots of tents, just tear the silk open periodically with a stick to give birds, wasps, and other garden helpers easier access to the caterpillars.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
Visitors may be able to catch a glimpse of the pups periodically from the bridge at the capybara habitat, but sightings are not guaranteed.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
That said, visitors may be able to catch a glimpse of them periodically from the bridge at the capybara habitat.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for periodically
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Since 2022, the Irish have stationed a permanent police liaison officer in the Emirates, and have regularly flown senior police officers and political figures to the Emirates for meetings.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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My colleagues Jodi Cohen and Jennifer Smith Richards, both longtime education reporters, used that list regularly in their work.—
Charles Ornstein,
ProPublica,
30 Apr. 2026
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So could Aaron Judge, as Boone has occasionally gotten the right fielder off his feet when Stanton has been injured in the past.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Similar forces have led to ads that subtly clutter up Apple’s App Stores and some that occasionally expose users to low-quality and scammy apps.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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The president frequently attacks the former FBI director because of his role in investigating alleged ties between the president's 2016 campaign and Russia.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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But there are few names that appear so frequently as that of Charles Gray.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Given this, what still surprises me is how rarely art schools teach the business realities of being an artist – and how often artists cling to the belief that their art alone will make their careers.—
Magnus Resch,
ARTnews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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The wounds and humiliations of private life can rarely be redressed by law; literature offers a parallel tribunal in which those hurts are litigated and, if possible, imaginatively overcome.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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This article is being continuously updated.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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The customers are using it continuously.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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Those tax cuts seldom were offset by increasing other types of taxes.—
David A. Lieb,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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American law doesn’t prohibit someone from being sent to another country, but immigration officials seldom did so, according to Dara Lind, a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, an immigrant rights advocacy organization.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Periodically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periodically. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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