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erratically

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


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Bass said her review would be a top-down evaluation that also scrutinizes the roles of dispatchers, supervisors and others involved in responding to reports of people behaving erratically.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 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

The boy's parents did not immediately seek medical attention due to their son not having any visible injuries and not thinking the bat behaved erratically, the journal states.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

I picked erratically at my omelet and had a hard time keeping my eyes off him as we ate.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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