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as in serial
appearing in parts or numbers that follow regularly
the long novel was filmed for television as an episodic movie that was shown over the course of five evenings
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as in sporadic
lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence
malaria is characterized by episodic attacks of chills and fever that coincide with mass destruction of blood cells
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Recent Examples of episodic
But in gaming and in life, fixating on an episodic view of time—prophecies of rise and fall, cycles of malaise and renewal—can have a diminishing effect on the present.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025
In early January, WWE officially partnered with Netflix to present Monday Night Raw, its 34-year-old flagship show and the longest-running weekly episodic program without reruns in TV history.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 12 Feb. 2025
Running through February 2, the lineup includes more than 85 features and six episodic projects set to screen in Park City, Salt Lake City and online.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 2 Feb. 2025
Streamers tend to favor the one-long-storyline approach — serialized rather than episodic — and because of that our understanding of television’s potential has eroded.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025
In early January, WWE officially partnered with Netflix to present Monday Night Raw, its 34-year-old flagship show and the longest-running weekly episodic program without reruns in TV history.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 12 Feb. 2025
Running through February 2, the lineup includes more than 85 features and six episodic projects set to screen in Park City, Salt Lake City and online.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 2 Feb. 2025
Streamers tend to favor the one-long-storyline approach — serialized rather than episodic — and because of that our understanding of television’s potential has eroded.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for episodic
Adjective
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Its purpose is to protect the defendant by ensuring that the government is not tactically dismissing the case — either to bring it again at a later, more advantageous time, or to harass and exhaust the accused with serial dismissals and reindictments.—
The Editors,
National Review,
21 Feb. 2025
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And hey, does anyone remember the big serial killer/Liam Glasser storyline from three weeks ago..?—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
21 Feb. 2025
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China has snubbed the Pentagon’s efforts to maintain military-to-military dialogue, and although former Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin finally met his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun in May 2024, contacts remain sporadic.—
Sergey Radchenko,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Feb. 2025
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Even with those limitations in place, the state’s procurement of EVs has been sporadic.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
14 Feb. 2025
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Of course, Diana herself was an enthusiastic if intermittent London Fashion Week attendee from the mid-’80s onwards, using the flashbulb frenzy that followed her from Coleherne Court to Kensington Palace to illuminate the brilliance of the likes of Joe Casely-Hayford.—
Alice Newbold,
Vogue,
22 Feb. 2025
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Not much can be made of the expressions on their faces, but the contorted bodies are sketched to reveal a sense—even evoke a sound—of intermittent agony.—
Emmanuel Iduma,
ARTnews.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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When do most of us wear gowns outside of the occasional black tie wedding?—
Sarah Boyd,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Staff chat in Spanish during the occasional lull between rushes and fresh tortillas perfume the air, making the space feel like a friend’s dining room.—
Edmund Tijerina,
Bon Appétit,
27 Feb. 2025
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In the last three months of the year alone, over 94,000 foreigners with irregular status were deported under a new operation aiming to remove up to 10,000 undocumented Haitians per week, ordered by the Dominican Republic’s National Security and Defense Council headed by President Luis Abinader.—
Jessica Hasbun,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Use a cotton swab to work the treatment into seams and to brighten up vents, crevices and other irregular surfaces. Passport: Explore the finest destinations and experiences around the world in the Forbes Passport newsletter.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Escaping a sudden, massive flood, a smart, mischievous black cat clambers aboard a boat shared by a dog, a capybara, and a lemur, as well as a long-legged secretary bird.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
2 Mar. 2025
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As big of a star as The Rock is, his sudden inclusion in Rhodes’ road to WrestleMania seems both forced and unnecessary, especially after their equally strange interaction on Raw’s Netflix premiere.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Episodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/episodic. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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