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synonyms for intermittent
- fitful
- infrequent
- occasional
- periodic
- recurrent
- recurring
- seasonal
- alternate
- arrested
- broken
- by bits and pieces
- checked
- cyclic
- cyclical
- discontinuing
- discontinuous
- epochal
- every other
- here and there
- hit-or-miss
- interrupted
- isochronal
- isochronous
- iterant
- iterative
- metrical
- now and then
- on and off
- periodical
- punctuated
- rhythmic
- rhythmical
- serial
- shifting
- spasmodic
- stop-and-go
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How to use intermittent in a sentence
He found, for instance, that regular rewards speed up learning, whereas intermittent rewards produce behavior that’s hard to extinguish in the lab.
Psychology has struggled for a century to make sense of the mind | Bruce Bower | August 11, 2021 | Science NewsUnlike coal and natural gas, renewable resources are intermittent—meaning they don’t work when the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine.
This Vermont Utility Is Revolutionizing Its Power Grid to Fight Climate Change. Will the Rest of the Country Follow Suit? | Alejandro de la Garza/Panton, Vt. | July 26, 2021 | TimeA University of Southern California study found that creating long-term behavioral change comes down to repetition, stable cues, and intermittent rewards.
Fitbit Charge 4 review: A smart, streamlined fitness tracker watch | Billy Cadden | June 25, 2021 | Popular-Science
Let’s watch radar, to make these intermittent rain chances manageable.
D.C.-area forecast: A few strong storms (again) possible today before a drier weekend | A. Camden Walker | June 4, 2021 | Washington PostSun poked through intermittent clouds, illuminating rows upon rows of the green Alaska Range that seemed to go on forever.
Internet availability was “intermittent” and other forms of communication scarce.
After six months of intermittent interrogations and several lie detector tests, Elahi got off the hook.
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When Is It OK to Cheat? The Pros and Cons of Cheat Days | DailyBurn | July 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe missus and the kids pay intermittent lip service to living on a farm.
What Did TJ Mean By “Pursuit of Happiness,” Anyway? | P. J. O’Rourke | June 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo learn more about the intermittent fasting diets discussed in this article, visit The 8-Hour Diet and The Fast Diet.
The brazen roar of the cannon is mingled with the intermittent rattle of innumerable machine guns.
After ten days of intermittent suffering, during which the valet had felt no apprehension, he had died suddenly.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonDay after day they rode through caons and winding intermittent gullies, shallow basins, and dry washes.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair BlankAbout five minutes afterwards, in some intermittent flash of reason, he found he had got hold of something.
When Dr. Smith arrived, he found him suffering from an attack of intermittent fever, and hastened to render aid.
Robert Moffat | David J. Deane
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