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punctuated
adjective as in intermittent
Strongest matches
adjective as in on-again, off-again
Weak matches
- alternate
- arrested
- broken
- by bits and pieces
- checked
- cyclic
- cyclical
- discontinuing
- discontinuous
- epochal
- every other
- fitful
- here and there
- hit-or-miss
- infrequent
- interrupted
- isochronal
- isochronous
- iterant
- iterative
- metrical
- now and then
- occasional
- on and off
- periodic
- periodical
- recurrent
- recurring
- rhythmic
- rhythmical
- seasonal
- serial
- shifting
- spasmodic
- sporadic
- stop-and-go
Example Sentences
In the molecules of my memory, I hold on to the punctuated beauty of the flower because I believe in what it can accomplish, in what it returns, in what it allows room for.
The good news is a swipe left or the word "no" punctuated with a laugh will relieve them of this delusion.
It is now "virtually certain" that 2024 - a year punctuated by intense heatwaves and deadly storms - will be the world's warmest on record, according to projections by the European climate service.
She has spent much of the campaign slamming De León over his participation in a secretly recorded conversation punctuated by crude and racist remarks.
It fizzes with white noise punctuated by short bursts of music and words.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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