Regular
Regular adjective - Appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time.
Stray
Stray adjective - Lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern.
Usage example: stray sightings of UFO's, none of which have been rigorously analyzed by scientists
Both words in one sentence
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Barkwire features regular contributor RandyF, who posts all his reviews as psuedo-military reports and has expressed suspicion of stray dogs as possible agents of the New World Order.
Source: Crazy Survivalist -
She starts out as a regular stray cat found in one of the game's dungeons, and an item used to advance later on turns her into a human, and also the first ally in your party.
Source: Cat Girl
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Stray and Regular. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/regular/stray
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Stray or Regular. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/regular/stray.
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