cyclic
adjective
revolving or recurring in cycles; characterized by recurrence in cycles.
Example Sentences
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“It’s a cyclical roll that gets set up when a boat is taking even a 4-foot wave cyclically over and over on the beam,” Elfers said, referring to the widest point of a boat’s hull.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
“What makes things worse, in our view, is that these extreme valuations in the U.S. stock market reflect elevated prices at a time of cyclically extreme earnings,” said the Panmure team.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
“ST’s results are improving cyclically, but not yet firing on all cylinders,” the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
This has helped boost value stocks in more cyclically oriented sectors.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026
At any one moment these two effects are distributed periodically or cyclically through space, and these changes in time and space constitute an electric wave or electromagnetic wave.
From Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy by John Ambrose Fleming
