Now
Now adverb - On some occasions.
Usage example: goes now here, now there—all seemingly without plan or purpose
Occasionally and now are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Occasionally" instead an adverb "Now".
Occasionally
Occasionally adverb - On some occasions.
Usage example: we occasionally stop for ice cream on the way home
Now and occasionally are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Now" instead an adverb "Occasionally".
Both words in one sentence
- Female children occasionally return as Damsels and Prophetesses, now grown women proficient with magic, who speak little of what they've seen and done while they've been away.
- The Wii version adjusts this: Little Mac now has three knockdowns he can recover from (barring a TKO), and can occasionally force himself up on the fourth.
Source: My Rules Are Not Your Rules - For example, Thomas, now more a Kindhearted Simpleton, will occasionally act cheeky or pompous, while Toby, now altered into a Lovable Coward, will show glimpses of his Big Brother Mentor persona.
Source: Character Check
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