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Recent Examples of sporadically
Unlike the detainees at Guantánamo in the nineteen-nineties, a few today have access to phones and are able to sporadically communicate with reporters and photographers.
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Edwidge Danticat, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
On Buffett’s watch since 1965, the company has sporadically invested in media.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 May 2025
Inter won a free kick in the first minute of the second half — and Chivu, who wore a sporadically unclasped rugby scrum cap during the game, blasted it wide from 40 yards out, emphasising their total disinterest in mounting any meaningful attack.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Latest weather models however show strong winds capable of generating more dust tonight and again sporadically throughout the weekend.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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Edwidge Danticat, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
On Buffett’s watch since 1965, the company has sporadically invested in media.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 May 2025
Inter won a free kick in the first minute of the second half — and Chivu, who wore a sporadically unclasped rugby scrum cap during the game, blasted it wide from 40 yards out, emphasising their total disinterest in mounting any meaningful attack.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Latest weather models however show strong winds capable of generating more dust tonight and again sporadically throughout the weekend.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sporadically
Adverb
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While he’s primarily known for his work with that group, Iommi does occasionally release music under his own name.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Since 1978, the US has contributed more than $50 billion in military assistance to Egypt, according to the American embassy, though some of this aid has been occasionally withheld on account of the country’s human rights record.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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This sport can be so cruel, but sometimes there are moments that feel earned and right and fun too.—
Emily Olsen,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Kami Rita has climbed Everest nearly every year since the 1990s, sometimes completing two climbs in one climbing season.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
27 May 2025
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“Sporadically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sporadically. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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