as in sometimes
on some occasions
we occasionally stop for ice cream on the way home
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While the two reports often differ, occasionally by large margins, the ADP count provides another snapshot of the jobs picture at a time when questions are being raised over broader economic conditions.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 June 2025
Ukraine has occasionally struck air bases hosting Russia's nuclear-capable strategic bombers since early in the war, prompting Moscow to redeploy most of them to the regions farther from the front line.
—Arkansas Online, 3 June 2025
Michaels appears occasionally in the memoir — the two became friends in the ’70s, when the SNL cast would decamp to aftershow parties at One Fifth, where McNally, newly arrived from England, was working as maître d’.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
In this episode, Mrs Flood is just sort of there, occasionally commenting on the action but mostly just standing around in the background.
—Ryan Woodrow, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 June 2025
Ukraine has occasionally struck air bases hosting Russia's nuclear-capable strategic bombers since early in the war, prompting Moscow to redeploy most of them to the regions farther from the front line.
—Arkansas Online, 3 June 2025
Michaels appears occasionally in the memoir — the two became friends in the ’70s, when the SNL cast would decamp to aftershow parties at One Fifth, where McNally, newly arrived from England, was working as maître d’.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
In this episode, Mrs Flood is just sort of there, occasionally commenting on the action but mostly just standing around in the background.
—Ryan Woodrow, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occasionally
sometimes
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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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“Occasionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occasionally. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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