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variants alsoepisodical
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as inserial
appearing in parts or numbers that follow regularlythe long novel was filmed for television as anepisodic movie that was shown over the course of five evenings

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as insporadic
lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrencemalaria is characterized byepisodic attacks of chills and fever that coincide with mass destruction of blood cells

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Recent Examples ofepisodicOverall, even with the best of intentions, quality is frequently fragmented andepisodic.Lance Eliot,Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025Meanwhile, the posterior portion of the hippocampus that lit up is the same region associated with an adult’sepisodicmemory banks.Andrew Paul,Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2025The second is the paroxysmal phase, characterized by a sudden,episodicincrease of symptoms, especially cough, and can last six weeks.Mary Walrath-Holdridge,USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025The Mad Men echoes are tough to shake, too: There are shots in here, like Coop looking forlorn in an elevator, that might as well beepisodicphotos from Mad Men.Dave Nemetz,TVLine, 11 Apr. 2025See All Example Sentences forepisodic
Recent Examples of Synonyms forepisodic
  1. serial
  2. sporadic
  3. intermittent
  4. occasional
  5. irregular
  6. sudden
Adjective
  • In Mary Harron’s 2000 adaptation of the novel about the sadistic (and at times uncomfortably funny)serialkiller Patrick Bateman (Bale), Sevigny played his secretary Jean, who gets spared from his bloodthirst.
    Kerensa Cadenas,IndieWire, 2 May 2025
  • The main lesbian vampire, Countess Elizabeth Báthory (who, yes, is named after and descended from theserialkiller) is styled after Marlene Dietrich, but somehow even more high femme.
    James Factora,Them., 2 May 2025
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  • More recently, the Trump administration’ssporadictariff changes have made future prices more uncertain, which exposes people to risks.
    Sophie Mitra,The Conversation, 1 May 2025
  • The bench wassporadicduring the regular season, and outside of Mitchell Robinson and Cam Payne’s performance in the fourth quarter of Game 1, the bench has been nonexistent this playoffs.
    James L. Edwards III,New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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  • According to devotees—especially followers of ketogenic and paleo diets orintermittentfasting—this intriguing combo boosts energy and concentration.
    Alessandra Signorelli,Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Over time, this loop of expectation andintermittentreward can create addictive behavioral patterns similar to those seen in gambling.
    Ximena Araya-Fischel,Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Consistency turnsoccasionalreaders into followers who can predict your stance on related issues.
    Jodie Cook,Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Those posts often highlight the overconfident way the AI Overview frames its idiomatic explanations andoccasionalproblems with the model confabulating sources that don't exist.
    ArsTechnica,ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
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  • Theirregularheartbeat — ventricular fibrillation (v-fib) — prevents blood from pumping to the brain causing a person to faint or sudden cardiac death.
    Vanessa Etienne,People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Menstrual cycle issues can be caused by chronic or long-term stress that can lead to more severe premenstrual syndrome orirregularperiods.
    Maia Niguel Hoskin,Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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  • On April 28th, asuddenfrequency drop in Spain’s power grid triggered cascading shutdowns, leaving millions without power.
    Mark Le Dain,Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • Then, all of asudden, one of those teams had one of the top five players in the league fall right in its lap.
    Jon Krawczynski,New York Times, 1 May 2025

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“Episodic.”Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/episodic. Accessed 11 May. 2025.

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