1
as in periodic
appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time
our local multiplex usually has frequent showings of blockbusters, with starting times about every half hour
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2
as in usual
often observed or encountered
finches are frequent sights in this part of the country
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as in to haunt
to go to or spend time in often
like their counterparts elsewhere, the town's teenagers like to frequent the local malls
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Recent Examples of frequent
Tamara Keith, NPR, 22 Feb. 2025
After 2005, criminal entities emerged on the scene and attacks gradually became more organized and frequent, expanding to Somalia’s eastern coast.
—Soham Mitra, Lou Robinson and Patrick Gallagher, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025
The home that the family frequented had to be torn down after suffering substantial damage from Hurricane Ian in 2022, said James Bates, one of the two listing agents for the property, with Premier Sotheby’s International Realty.
—Laura Layden, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Changing hats 'by the hour' In frequent posts on his social media site X, Musk ping-pongs between talking about his work slashing the government and promoting his business ventures, many of which have government contracts or are regulated by federal agencies.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 22 Feb. 2025
After 2005, criminal entities emerged on the scene and attacks gradually became more organized and frequent, expanding to Somalia’s eastern coast.
—Soham Mitra, Lou Robinson and Patrick Gallagher, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
Verb
After the Smithsonian’s National Zoo lost three giant pandas in November 2023 following the expiration of their lease, Nguyen continued to frequent the zoo, visiting its sea lions and orangutans, instead.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025
The home that the family frequented had to be torn down after suffering substantial damage from Hurricane Ian in 2022, said James Bates, one of the two listing agents for the property, with Premier Sotheby’s International Realty.
—Laura Layden, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frequent
Adjective
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Whenever Iran suffers one of its periodic spasms of unrest, as happened at the end of 2022 following the death of a young Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, in police custody, protesters criticize Iran’s overseas entanglements.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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While these are part of a periodic programme of reviews — Newcastle tend to have departmental evaluations after most transfer windows — there is greater importance attached to this round given the key infrastructure questions.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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According to the January 29 data, cases of illness were reported in California, Illinois, Massachusetts,, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, In a break from its usual conduct, the CDC has failed to update its tracking webpages to include either outbreak.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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Buffett, 94, the revered investor known as the Oracle of Omaha, was reflective and folksy as usual in his letter, published Saturday, which has come to serve as a gauge of the state of American business.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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That glee in the face of pain may come back to haunt Trump.—
Maureen Dowd,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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The deal is now coming back to haunt them, as both the FBI and reporters at the Wall Street Journal narrow in on Ratliff's previous shadowy practices.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Spring training officially kicked off this week and goes through the start of the regular season on March 27.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
21 Feb. 2025
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Corddry is a series regular on the show, playing the character Tom Ruffage.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The 25-year-old has been a welcome and ubiquitous presence for a certain kind of music fan for the past few years.—
Michael Tedder,
SPIN,
18 Feb. 2025
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The ultra-popular rock band Imagine Dragons might be among the most ubiquitous pop groups on the entire planet, and now their melodic art is headed off-planet to the moon for a first-ever musical broadcast back to Earth as part of the upcoming Intuitive Machines IM-2 moon lander mission.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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And even with fewer cars in the city, more people visited Manhattan’s business districts in the toll zone in January.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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Defendant Michael Jones allegedly visited the country estate both before the toilet was on display and after the exhibit was installed, prosecutor Julian Christopher said in his opening statement.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Both nationalities had seen their TPS protection extended during the Biden administration, but Noem and Trump have argued that repeated TPS extensions were attracting people to the United States, creating a system ripe for abuse.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Opponents say an election is required in both cases and have made repeated calls for one at recent school board meetings.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Feb. 2025
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The White House Governors’ Dinner served as a platform for governors to discuss common issues.—
WWD Staff,
WWD,
24 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, bridge rounds remained common, particularly at the seed funding stage, though data suggests these intermediary funding rounds often serve as a warning sign – companies that raise bridge rounds are statistically less likely to secure their next primary round of startup funding.—
Kyle Westaway,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Frequent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frequent. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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