Once in a while
Once in a while adverb - Now and then or here and there.
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Synonyms for Once in a while
Throughout and once in a while are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Throughout" instead an adverb phrase "Once in a while".
Throughout
Throughout adverb - From beginning to end.
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Synonyms for Throughout
Once in a while and throughout are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Once in a while" instead an adverb "Throughout".
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Unusually Uninteresting Sight: A running theme throughout the novel is how the Buick is overshadowed by the often mundane, occasionally dangerous, and once in a while lethal life of a state police officer.
Source: Literature / From a Buick 8 - In Robin Hobb's Realm of the Elderlings series, Fitz ends the Farseer trilogy without the woman he loves, telling himself he didn't love her, in a cabin in the middle of nowhere, visited once in a while by a woman who he doesn't care about throughout the series and is mainly a pest.
Source: Bittersweet Ending / Literature -
Splitting Heirs: Henry is first seen on rollerblades and will be seen with them once in a while throughout the movie.
Source: Rollerblade Good
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Throughout and Once in a while. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/once_in_a_while/throughout
Once in a while & Throughout. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/once_in_a_while/throughout>.
Throughout or Once in a while. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/once_in_a_while/throughout.
