frequently
adverb
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Examples of frequently in a Sentence
Jaden Thompson, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
But traveling the length of Highway 1 can be a gamble as it is frequently shut down by landslides and cliff erosion that block the highway and strand people — particularly in the Big Sur region.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Barbie faced a whole lot of similar criticism during its blockbuster run last summer — though those critiques frequently came from figures on the far-right.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2024
Ramps can be eaten raw, like green onions or scallions, but they're frequently cooked down, like leeks.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2024
This myth appears frequently in the media, in ads, in stories and sometimes in fake conversations.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
His prose was so evocative and original that he was frequently mentioned in the same breath as three other top sci-fi writers of his generation — Gregory Benford, Greg Bear and David Brin.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
Blending industrial metal with electronic music, KMFDM is a hard-working outfit that tours frequently and churns out new albums prodigiously.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
But the result is undercooked, and even the open world feels constraining, frequently carved up into narrow pathways surrounded by insurmountable terrain, leaving players to bounce back and forth between menus squinting at the map to recall just where in the hell they’re supposed to be going.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
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see frequent entry 2
1531, in the meaning defined above
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“Frequently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frequently. Accessed 15 Apr. 2024.
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