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as in serial
appearing in parts or numbers that follow regularly
the long novel was filmed for television as an episodic movie that was shown over the course of five evenings
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as in sporadic
lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence
malaria is characterized by episodic attacks of chills and fever that coincide with mass destruction of blood cells
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Recent Examples of episodic
Our stress biology is designed for episodic stress.
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Sharon Horesh Bergquist, Flow Space, 24 Mar. 2025
The segment includes the sale of film and episodic television in TV/SVOD and home entertainment (some of which was previously reported as part of the giant’s media networks unit), distribution of films theatrically, licensing of music rights and its stage business.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
But judging episodic memory capabilities is more difficult when there’s a pretty obvious communication barrier between adults and a bunch of babies.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2025
During this test the fMRI scans detected brain activity towards the back of the head – a region associated with episodic memory.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 20 Mar. 2025
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Sharon Horesh Bergquist, Flow Space, 24 Mar. 2025
The segment includes the sale of film and episodic television in TV/SVOD and home entertainment (some of which was previously reported as part of the giant’s media networks unit), distribution of films theatrically, licensing of music rights and its stage business.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
But judging episodic memory capabilities is more difficult when there’s a pretty obvious communication barrier between adults and a bunch of babies.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2025
During this test the fMRI scans detected brain activity towards the back of the head – a region associated with episodic memory.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for episodic
Adjective
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The force-of-nature mother and activist left quite the impression — and was at the center of the story Garbus would be telling about a prolific serial killer on Long Island, New York who had not yet been caught.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2025
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Contextual Consistency: Unlike DALL-E 3, which often struggled with maintaining character or object consistency across multiple images, 4o shows improved performance in serial generation.—
Gerui Wang,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 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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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
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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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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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WhatsApp acknowledged the irregular use of its platform during the election and promised to take legal action against the marketing agencies involved.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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These include definitions of facilitation that could see all manner of people who engage in commercial transactions with irregular migrants - think shopkeepers, taxi drivers, landlords - criminalized for in theory financially benefitting from people’s journeys.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Similar to his advice on Caterpillar, Cramer has in recent days been recommending investors not making any sudden movements with their portfolios because there’s so much uncertainty.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
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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“Episodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/episodic. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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