as in sometimes
on some occasions
we occasionally stop for ice cream on the way home
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Recent Examples of occasionally
But your kid's not going to be damaged by occasionally seeing a smartphone or watching some TikTok videos.
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Eileen Finan, People.com, 22 July 2025
The proposal, An Act Relative to Parental Rights in Education, was the subject of a hearing before the Joint Committee on Education on Monday, when lawmakers heard from dozens of concerned parents during an occasionally emotional hearing.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
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
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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Eileen Finan, People.com, 22 July 2025
The proposal, An Act Relative to Parental Rights in Education, was the subject of a hearing before the Joint Committee on Education on Monday, when lawmakers heard from dozens of concerned parents during an occasionally emotional hearing.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occasionally
sometimes
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Apart from their sometimes larcenous bid/ask spreads, unlisted shares may not qualify for commission-free trading.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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In North Carolina, light-polluted beaches sometimes cause turtles to return to the sea without laying eggs, the National Park Service says.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN Money,
26 July 2025
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“Occasionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occasionally. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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