INTERMITTENTLY Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

intermittently

adverb

as in periodically

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Recent Examples of intermittently In 2024, Tony Hout joined the vaccine trial at MD Anderson after seeking care for a spot on his ear that had been bleeding intermittently and wouldn’t fully heal. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 The administration has also intermittently pressured Ukraine to cave in its war of survival against Russian aggression. — Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026 Both robots had equal-power motors, with one providing steady, continuous motion in the rigid legs and the other intermittently storing energy and releasing it in snaps. — New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026 But batteries also run intermittently, so the ComEd service area can count only about 8 gigawatts of its battery capacity as baseload, or round-the-clock, power, according to the report. — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 Asking viewers to contemplate childhood pain while monitoring digestion requires two kinds of attention that Duffield only intermittently brings together. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026 Since December 2024, an eruption has been intermittently active within Halema'uma'u crater at the summit. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Crews will close the highway shoulder during the day and intermittently close I-25 off-ramps to northbound I-225 at night. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026 Parker’s hair was gathered into an enormous, layered, fishtail braid that starts high on the back of her head with a bow, its ends interlaced intermittently with the incredibly thick folds of the plaits. — Marci Robin, Allure, 2 Oct. 2026

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Stokes recommends that users turn off the option that lets Meta train its AI on conversations, and periodically review what the assistant has saved about them.

— Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
In the more than 80 years since the war ended, such remains have periodically been rediscovered and returned to Japan.

— Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of periodically

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The tightness of White’s control over his arrangements can occasionally foreclose the sense of chaotic freedom inherent to his more collaborative efforts.

— Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Even seasoned, well-meaning hosts occasionally commit a faux pas.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of occasionally

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Small boats called pangas leave Baja at night and sometimes travel hundreds of miles north.

— Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Despite their sometimes dark history, Jones believes the enduring fascination with castles goes beyond what meets the eye.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

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