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Recent Examples of periodic The only way South Korea can hedge against the United States’ periodic swings toward isolationism, unilateralism, and transactionalism is to acquire its own nuclear defenses, thereby reducing its inordinate dependence on the United States for its security. Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024 Kraft, the man who had written flight rules for NASA at the dawn of US spaceflight and supervised the Apollo program, had invited me to his home south of Houston for one of our periodic talks about space policy and space history. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024 Because this pseudo pulsing is highly periodic when considered en masse in what scientists call a pulsar timing array, these cosmic lighthouses transform into a highly accurate time-keeping tool. Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024 After all states move through stage four, USDA officials will begin periodic sampling. Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for periodic 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for periodic
Adjective
  • Bondi’s primary task will be to reshape the Department of Justice (DOJ), a frequent target of Trump’s criticism during his campaign.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • This leads to more visible stains and water deposits on the sink, which requires more frequent cleaning.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • If tension headaches become chronic and recurrent, a healthcare provider may prescribe medications to prevent attacks.
    Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 8 Jan. 2025
  • An infinitely patient good boy with expressively floppy ears and no (visible) mouth, Gromit is more truly Wallace’s helpmate and recurrent savior.
    Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Some of them are regular meal kits with stellar veg options.
    Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 3 Jan. 2025
  • In This Article: How is a tinted lip balm different from a regular one?
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Anxiety about pocketbook issues, however, formed a recurring and persistent theme.
    David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
  • The company has bolstered its software and securities business to diversify and bring in more recurring subscription revenue.
    Ari Levy, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
Adjective
  • Substantial penalties are warranted when players violate the rules intended to protect player safety on a repeated basis, particularly when the violations carry with them a significant risk of injury to an opposing player.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Being able to carry out this type of attack—dropping one bomb after the other in waves of precise and repeated airstrikes—is an important skill that has been honed by Israel to penetrate bunkers and will work just as well in Iran.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Hospitals must advocate for partners that offer more than just basic support—the partner must be committed to continual improvement and customization.
    Chandler Barron, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • For example, municipal and fire prevention agencies must give property owners advance — and continual — warnings to clear dead vegetation and to wet dry brush within 10 feet of the house with periodic, prolonged sprinklings.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The Whitney Review of New Writing, Whitney Mallett’s culture periodical, held a party at Frog Club.
    Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The periodical 13-year and 17-year brood cicadas are the loudest, partially because of the sheer number of them that emerge at once.
    Emily DeLetter, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
Adjective
  • There’s also the constant miscommunication in the secondary.
    Mike DeFabo, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • This constant shift from one president’s policies to the next can make things unpredictable for the oil and gas industry.
    Jay R. Young, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025

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“Periodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periodic. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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