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cyclical

adjective as in happening at regular intervals

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Tapping into the craft revival of yesteryear speaks to a cyclical impulse for structure amid the chaos of now.

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The city’s relationship with its immigrant communities has been marked by cyclical patterns of displacement despite surface-level celebrations of diversity.

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Its production is often described as “cyclical,” meaning the more you harvest, the more the plant will produce.

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For the oil and gas sector, a further sign of its decline - both long-term and cyclical - is in 250 onshore Aberdeen jobs being axed by Harbour Energy, now one of the biggest operators.

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PMDD, which is a severe cyclical, hormone-based mood disorder linked to periods, is thought to affect more than one in 20 women.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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