Cycle
Cycle noun - A series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order.
Usage example: the cycle of birth, growth, decline, and death that is experienced by all life forms
Pattern and cycle are semantically related. in circle topic. In some cases you can use "Pattern" instead a noun "Cycle".
Pattern
Pattern noun - A unit of decoration that is repeated all over something (as a fabric).
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Synonyms for Pattern
How words are described
| old | old cycle | old pattern |
| irregular | irregular cycle | irregular pattern |
| similar | similar cycle | similar pattern |
| normal | normal cycle | normal pattern |
| Other adjectives: typical, usual, natural, set, fixed, regular, current, standard, original, obvious, entire, great, complicated, slow, new, general, final, unusual, bizarre, basic, different, recurring, previous. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- There was a pattern of Robin hating her current news reporter job, quitting it, discovering a supposedly-awesome job...and the cycle repeats with that job apparently being terrible too.
Source: Yoyo Plot Point -
There was a pattern of Robin hating her current news reporter job, quitting it, discovering a supposedly-awesome job
and the cycle repeats with that job apparently being terrible too.
Source: Series / How I Met Your Mother -
Lore informs the player that even the overarching conflict between Fire and Dark in the first game is itself just part of a grander cycle where no choice changes the pattern of history.
Source: Video Game / Dark Souls II
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