episodically
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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In some cases, the profile of a musician or teacher is spread out episodically over many chapters like a recurring musical theme.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
Detailed modeling points to at least two separate ejection events, months apart -- clear evidence that black holes can episodically "reawaken" after periods of apparent inactivity.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2025
However, Southern California is still likely to episodically get wet years that bring more vegetation growth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025
Carlson is simply the latest in a line of "episodically dominant figures."
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2023
He is at home in the external, the polemical, the historical, the circumstantial, and is only episodically devout and practical.
From George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy by Cooke, George Willis
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