occasional
adjective
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Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2024
Beaver Island in Lake Michigan is known for its inky skies and starry nights, its vast views of the constellations, galaxies and the Milky Way, glimpses of the Northern Lights and an occasional comet.
—Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
So, Stiles fit right into the Two and a Half Men cast with occasional appearances as Herb, Judith’s long-suffering post-Alan husband.
—EW.com, 7 Apr. 2024
The Cannes audience gave the series a warm reception, responding to the show’s arch humor, 1950s retro style and occasional OTT violence, elements faithfully adapted from the video game.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Apr. 2024
When the conflict broke out, Essa and Regenstein each reached out to make sure the other was okay, and the two still make time to share occasional meals, discussing updates in the war.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
With Sir David Attenborough | BBC Earth Watch on
Attenborough moved quickly into senior management, serving as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s, alongside presenting occasional programs about his global adventures.
—Graeme Green, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
There will be the occasional pop of Loewe, but Markle will still pay lip service to all-American brands—Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren, Tory Burch—to stay in line with her new company ethos.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
Things To Consider As with other stimulant laxatives, this product may be best suited for occasional versus long-term use.
—Suzanne Finkel, Verywell Health, 25 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Middle English occasyonal "occurring at intervals," borrowed from Medieval Latin occāsiōnālis "opportune, incidental," from occāsiōn-, occāsiō occasion entry 1 + Latin -ālis -al entry 1
1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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“Occasional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/occasional. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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