Intermittent
Intermittent adjective - Occurring or appearing at intervals.
Occasionally and intermittent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Occasionally" instead an adverb "Intermittent".
Nearby Words: intermittently, intermitting
Occasionally
Occasionally adverb - On some occasions.
Intermittent and occasionally are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Intermittent" instead an adverb "Occasionally".
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- Narrator: Malcolm Ross Not Herself: Margaret has intermittent periods of this toward the end of the novel, when Queen Tera is using her to keep tabs on what's going on, and occasionally to make suggestions.
- Vocal Evolution: Dave started out with a higher, more shout-like style that occasionally invited comparisons to metalcore; as time went on, he gradually lowered it to more of a growl and also started using cleans on Chaos of Forms on an intermittent basis.
Source: Music / Revocation
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