SPORADICALLY Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

sporadically

adverb

Definition of sporadically

as in occasionally

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Recent Examples of sporadically Bators died in 1990, but the group sporadically reunited and toured in the decades after. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 There are press conferences with managers/head coaches, and players are sporadically made available. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 The Spicy Chicken McNuggets have appeared on the McDonald’s menu sporadically since their inception in 2020. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2026 Nirvana’s surviving members Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, and Krist Novoselic have sporadically reunited over the years, replacing Cobain with various guest singers. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sporadically

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On his latest, Young’s major-key meditations on love and alienation are as winsome as a bay breeze, if occasionally as insubstantial.

— Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
The candidate, whose relishing of combative interviews and debates verges occasionally on smugness, was slated to potentially appear on 60 Minutes before the November election, people familiar with the planning said.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of occasionally

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The overtime is sometimes related to one-on-one care for psychiatric patients who might be suicidal or in danger of harming other patients or staff members.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Before Americans got used to mortgage rates below 5 percent, sometimes even below 3 percent, rates were consistently well above 7 percent for decades, from the 1970s through the 1990s.

— Julie Z. Weil, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of sometimes

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Renderings show a brown building and a white building that are irregularly shaped and accented with colorful murals and awnings.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
The court struck down procedural barriers that prevented some people from seeking asylum, including those who entered South Africa irregularly, lacked asylum transit visas or missed reporting deadlines, the committee said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

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