recurrently

adverb

Definition of recurrentlynext
1
as in intermittently

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2
as in frequently

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recurrently
  1. frequently
  2. periodically
  3. often
  4. occasionally
  5. sometimes
  6. repeatedly
  7. invariably
  8. seldom
Adverb
  • Congressional Republicans have frequently criticized the watchdog agency.
    Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The evacuation impacted the Vice President's residence in Brentwood, a neighborhood Harris and Emhoff have frequently returned to.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of frequently
Adverb
  • Long ago, Southern California’s scrub-forest ecosystems would periodically burn, limiting fuel for future fires.
    Justin Angle, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Since that time, attempts to overturn Wong Kim Ark have arisen periodically.
    Rachel E. Rosenbloom / Made by History, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of periodically
Adverb
  • The book also explores the pressures of beauty standards, the complexities of womanhood, and the emotional toll of living in a society that often forces women to fit into a narrow, unrealistic mold.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The board gained five new members in the November election, a turnover expected to bring a more moderate tone to a board that for years was seen as ultra-liberal and often tussled with Breed — also a moderate — over tough-on-crime policy proposals.
    Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of often
Adverb
  • The film shows the occasionally disputatious relationship between Marvin and her grandparents, who raised her.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
  • During the first Trump term, an activist young tech work force occasionally took to the barricades to protest government policies and pressure reforms from their employers.
    Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of occasionally
Adverb
  • But one concern that has been increasingly creeping to the forefront is the sometimes quiet integration of potentially privacy-invading AI into programs.
    Kevin Williams, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
  • They were robbed of dignity and sometimes of wages as well.
    Peter Georgescu, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of sometimes
Adverb
  • Studies have repeatedly found evidence that dairy may lower the risk of breast cancer but have reached differing conclusions about whether dairy promotes or staves off prostate cancer.
    Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Even before the court issued the warrant for Yoon’s arrest, protesters repeatedly clashed with police who detained dozens of them, including about 20 who climbed over a fence in an attempt to approach the court.
    Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of repeatedly
Adverb
  • For example, the source and varietals of barley invariably change as decades pass.
    Chris Perugini, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • That’s because disaster rebuilding efforts invariably get tied up in politics.
    David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of invariably
Adverb
  • So does another Carter creation, seldom recognized by the people.
    K. Lloyd Billingsley, Orange County Register, 8 Jan. 2025
  • In tallying up the casualties of war, there’s seldom a thought for the animal kingdom beyond our own two-legged species.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of seldom
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