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Frequently

At frequent or short intervals; many times; often; repeatedly; commonly.

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Frequent 66% connected

Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Oft 92% connected

Often; frequently; not rarely; many times.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Often 92% connected

Frequently; many times; not seldom.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Oftentimes 92% connected

Frequently; often; many times.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Ofttimes 92% connected

Frequently; often.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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At times adverb · 78% connection

sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…

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Believably adverb · 78% connection

easy to believe on the basis of available evidence; "he talked plausibly before the committee"; "he will probably win the election"

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Broadly speaking adverb · 78% connection

without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly"

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By and large adverb · 78% connection

usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here"

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Caveat noun · 78% connection

(law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing; "a caveat filed against th…

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Close to adverb · 78% connection

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years…

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From time to time adverb · 78% connection

sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…

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In all likelihood adverb · 78% connection

with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"

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In all probability adverb · 78% connection

with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"

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In part adverb · 78% connection

to some extent; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed"

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Just about adverb · 78% connection

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years…

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Limit noun · 78% connection

the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly wit…

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More often than not adverb · 78% connection

usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here"

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More or less adverb · 78% connection

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years…

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Now and again adverb · 78% connection

sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…

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Now and then adverb · 78% connection

sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…

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Obviously adverb · 78% connection

unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great…

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On occasion adverb · 78% connection

sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…

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Alliteration noun · 78% connection

The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals; as i…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: frequent, short, intervals, many, times.
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Ancient adjective · 78% connection

Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: frequent, short, intervals, many, times.
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Antiquity noun · 78% connection

Ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: frequent, short, intervals, many, times.
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Chromatic adjective · 78% connection

Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or semitones) of the scale, instead of the regular intervals of the diatonic scale.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: frequent, short, intervals, many, times.
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Chronoscope noun · 78% connection

An instrument for measuring minute intervals of time; used in determining the velocity of projectiles, the duration of short-lived lum…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: frequent, short, intervals, many, times.
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Crannoge noun · 78% connection

One of the stockaded islands in Scotland and Ireland which in ancient times were numerous in the lakes of both countries. They may be…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: frequent, short, intervals, many, times.
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Cup noun · 78% connection

A small vessel, used commonly to drink from; as, a tin cup, a silver cup, a wine cup; especially, in modern times, the pottery or porc…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: frequent, short, intervals, many, times.
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Custom noun · 78% connection

Frequent repetition of the same act; way of acting common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; usage; method of doing or livin…

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Equimultiple noun · 78% connection

One of the products arising from the multiplication of two or more quantities by the same number or quantity. Thus, seven times 2, or…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: frequent, short, intervals, many, times.
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Fold verb · 78% connection

Times or repetitions; -- used with numerals, chiefly in composition, to denote multiplication or increase in a geometrical ratio, the…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: frequent, short, intervals, many, times.
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Gas constant noun · 78% connection

(physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin p…

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