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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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2
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
The effort is expected to take roughly two weeks and could result in intermittent flaring, according to the company.
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
The results suggest that intermittent fasting, long pitted against calorie restriction diets, may be easier to maintain and more effective in the long term.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Biohacking is a fancy term for lifestyle modifications that include cutting down on alcohol or coffee, incorporating intermittent fasting and strapping on devices that monitor body functions.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
To contribute positively socially by growing edible food for the community and being an intermittent space for community gathering, creating useful things and being a useful space.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
The results suggest that intermittent fasting, long pitted against calorie restriction diets, may be easier to maintain and more effective in the long term.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Biohacking is a fancy term for lifestyle modifications that include cutting down on alcohol or coffee, incorporating intermittent fasting and strapping on devices that monitor body functions.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
To contribute positively socially by growing edible food for the community and being an intermittent space for community gathering, creating useful things and being a useful space.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermittent
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If anything, Trump's tariffs on Canada—combined with the recurrent reckless talk of annexation—seem to have caused the political collapse of Canada's Conservative Party on the precipice of a crucial national election.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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The dome is a recurrent motif in Vu’s practice and serves as a platform for projection mapping and a site for continuous immersive visitor engagement.—
CHRISTINA MAYO,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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During her active years with WWE, which spanned from 2006 to her initial departure in 2012 and included subsequent sporadic returns for special appearances, Kelly Kelly achieved a significant milestone by capturing the WWE Divas Championship.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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These societies could survive without the sporadic acquisition of meat, anthropologists note.—
Amanda Ruggeri,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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Dobson says the research is coming now that the power engineering community increasingly recognizes cascading failures as a distinct and recurring problem—a concept that still elicited protests from power engineers in the aftermath of the 2003 blackout.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Aug. 2013
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The strange makeup of recurring dreams Research has found that most recurring dreams have a negative tone with themes often related to helplessness, failure, or being chased.—
Stacey Colino,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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The show is thrilling as a sensory experience, humming with sinister percussive beats and the occasional muffled animal squawk in the distance.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
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Initially, MacGregor's character was supposed to make only occasional appearances, but she was promoted to series regular after her performance was so well-received.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Typically, the training phase is very expensive computationally and happens either only once in the case of a base model, or infrequently with periodic model updates and fine-tunings.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 Apr. 2025
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Even if Lynch’s episode is much stronger, this entire project is extremely worthwhile, and hopefully will receive periodic updates.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
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The fraught legal battle is also taking place amid a sudden round of visa revocations among international students at some of the country’s top universities, with college officials left unprepared and searching for answers from the government.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
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Don’t be surprised if your insights come through unconventional means — like a sudden dream, a deep gut feeling or even a meaningful synchronicity that guides you toward a new direction.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Intermittent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermittent. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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