Fits
Starts
Both words in one sentence
- It comes back in fits and starts, so after a little while Mac starts communicating with him by shouting.
Source: Shell-Shock Silence -
There were explanations - that the changes come in waves, changing things in fits and starts, not all as a whole.
Source: Timey-Wimey Ball -
Discovery is shown and discussed, and progress in the proceedings is handled in fits and starts through pre-trial hearings and oral arguments.
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Starts and Fits. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fits/starts
Fits & Starts. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fits/starts>.
Starts or Fits. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fits/starts.
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