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erratically

[ih-rat-ik-lee] / ɪˈræt ɪk li /
ADVERB
intermittently
Synonyms


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However, a waving weather front will continue to take outbreaks of rain erratically eastwards across the UK on Wednesday, sweeping away the warmest of the conditions.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Not long after, video footage showed the vehicle swerving erratically between lanes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Tens of thousands of people have already been evacuated from Bordeaux's surrounding region, with France's Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez saying the situation remained "very unfavourable" and the fire was "moving erratically" towards the city.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

The main fire in the southwest Gironde region, where Bordeaux is located, was "extremely intense and unpredictable... generating its own winds and advancing erratically toward the Bordeaux metropolitan area", he said on X.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

Mr. Remora waved his arms, the strands of his hair flopping erratically.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman


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