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as in recurrent
occurring or appearing at intervals
intermittent showers had me opening and closing my umbrella all day long
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as in sporadic
lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence
the breadwinner's intermittent employment put the family in a difficult position financially
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Recent Examples of intermittent
Throughout the past three months, SAG-AFTRA has held intermittent pickets at several of the video game companies’ Los Angeles offices, including WB Games and Disney Character Voices.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2024
The cost of renewable infrastructure and battery storage to accommodate intermittent sources like solar and wind is prohibitive for countries struggling with energy poverty.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Four police officers were on hand nearby as interactions between Trump and Harris supporters hit intermittent boiling points.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2024
Regardless of how people choose to set the parameters of their intermittent sobriety, its effects are being seen across beverage markets, Kelley added.
—Sydney Wingfield, Health, 10 Oct. 2024
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2024
The cost of renewable infrastructure and battery storage to accommodate intermittent sources like solar and wind is prohibitive for countries struggling with energy poverty.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Four police officers were on hand nearby as interactions between Trump and Harris supporters hit intermittent boiling points.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2024
Regardless of how people choose to set the parameters of their intermittent sobriety, its effects are being seen across beverage markets, Kelley added.
—Sydney Wingfield, Health, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermittent
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There’s a recurrent overstating of baseball’s significance: the satirist Ring Lardner called it the World Serious.Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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However, ocular exposure to sulfur mustard can also produce long-term effects, including recurrent inflammation and erosion of the cornea.New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024
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Haze — a cousin of drum legend Buddy Rich — went on to appear in Corman’s 1963 films The Terror and X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes and would have sporadic film and TV roles culminating with the 2010 gangland drama feature Nobody Smiling.Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Popular on Variety As for adult viewers, they may be engrossed during the sporadic stretches of middling suspense, and impressed by the striking cinematography of Idan Menin, which greatly enhances the movie’s overall impact.Joe Leydon, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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Anxiety about pocketbook issues, however, formed a recurring and persistent theme.David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
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The company has bolstered its software and securities business to diversify and bring in more recurring subscription revenue.Ari Levy, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
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Azealia Banks, lightning rod and occasional oracle, is voting for Kamala Harris despite not liking her and previously supporting Trump.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Kelly was once a respected journalist at Fox News, one of the network’s occasional examples of a more fair-and-balanced news person, as opposed to the far-right musings of Sean Hannity and the like.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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The company remains subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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America has periodic eruptions of political unrest, Ellis argued, but none has come close to a civil war.Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Overall, this has led to a sudden surge in inventory in both Austin and Texas in general.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Since the intelligence agencies do not usually bother to debunk such individual bits of false propaganda, the sudden flurry of public notifications indicates the severity of the threat that U.S. spies now see in the underlying Russian plot against the election.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Intermittent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermittent. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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