intermittently

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermittently
Adverb
  • Replace default PINs on devices with unique ones and update them periodically.
    Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The proceedings, which wrapped up in December, periodically grew contentious, with lawyers lobbing insults at each other.
    Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • His ringmaster’s charisma, chameleonic voices, and occasionally viral socio-anarchist zingers work in concert with his encyclopedic knowledge of Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition to qualify him as arguably the greatest Dungeon Master alive.
    Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Rambin ended up compiling 161 episodes as Lily Montgomery (and occasionally as her own older half-sister, Ava Benton), and accepted roles on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Grey's Anatomy while still appearing on the soap.
    EW Staff Published, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • Adams did not disclose the travel benefits and sometimes agreed to pay a nominal fee to create the appearance of having paid for travel, according to prosecutors.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
  • This goal differential is dramatic and means more to winning than any stylistic concern; Ehlers sometimes puts teammates offside but consistently puts them ahead on the scoreboard.
    Murat Ates, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Intermittently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermittently. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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