as in periodically
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Adverb
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Smith wore a dark suit off the runway, printed with an oversized burgundy polka dot patten, leaning in to whisper to Kesha periodically.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
8 Feb. 2025 -
Taking it a step further, the brand tapped Oprah Winfrey, who has periodically worn LaPointe over the years, as the muse and face of the brand’s easy-to-wear, glamorous and confident spring 2025 collection.—
Emily Mercer,
WWD,
7 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Cut loose by the Pirates after the 1957 season, Montemayor was signed to minor league contracts with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs, occasionally appearing in major league spring training games over the next three years.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The base already houses a migrant facility - separate from the high-security U.S. prison for foreign terrorism suspects - that has been used occasionally for decades, including to hold Haitians and Cubans picked up at sea.—
Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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However, the affectionate gesture can sometimes be unsafe.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Even the best athletes bend the rules sometimes—which is pretty much what happened on Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce‘s Super Bowl date.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Intermittently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermittently. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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