as in sometimes
on some occasions
we do go to the library now and then, but not as often as we should
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Recent Examples of now and then
Candice walked alongside him, glancing at him now and then.
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Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Instead, the players stood behind him patiently — fidgeting now and then, their faces mainly expressionless — as Trump answered questions that mostly related to the potential of U.S. involvement in Israel’s war against Iran.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Dylan Cease doesn’t, either, but every now and then something breaks through.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
Our goal was just to make everything epic and then slow it down and surprise the audience every now and then with something tender and sweet.
—Max Gao, IndieWire, 20 June 2025
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Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Instead, the players stood behind him patiently — fidgeting now and then, their faces mainly expressionless — as Trump answered questions that mostly related to the potential of U.S. involvement in Israel’s war against Iran.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Dylan Cease doesn’t, either, but every now and then something breaks through.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
Our goal was just to make everything epic and then slow it down and surprise the audience every now and then with something tender and sweet.
—Max Gao, IndieWire, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for now and then
Adverb
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Leaders in banking, telecoms and retail are deploying dozens of agents, and sometimes hundreds.—
Calum Chace,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The report concludes that federal prison officials violated their own rules, shackling prisoners to beds and chairs for hours — or even days — sometimes using restraints on both wrists and ankles.—
Joseph Shapiro,
NPR,
14 July 2025
Adverb
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Instead, an occasionally bleak corniche winds down the coast from a state-of-the-art seaport — strategically placed 70 kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz — past a dusty, sunbaked town of old office towers, hotels, the obligatory shopping mall, and streets of low-rise shops and houses.—
Camilla Wright,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
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The live feed is usually quick to load, but occasionally takes a few seconds.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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“Now and then.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/now%20and%20then. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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