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monthly(adjective, regular, routine, sporadic, intermittent)
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not often(expression, uncertainly, intermittently, occasionally, sporadically)
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on-again-off-again(adjective, regular, routine, sporadic, intermittent)
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on certain occasions(expression, adjective, idiom, regular, routine)
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orbital(adjective, regular, routine, sporadic, intermittent)
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periodical(adjective, regular, routine, sporadic, intermittent)
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recurrent(adjective, regular, routine, sporadic, intermittent)
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seasonal(adjective, regular, routine, sporadic, intermittent)
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weekly(adjective, regular, routine, sporadic, intermittent)
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alternately(vacillating, uncertainly, intermittently, variably, on-and-off)
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at irregular intervals(expression, idiom, uncertainly, variably, alternately)
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back and forth(expression, idiom, variably, alternately)
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by bits and pieces(expression, adjective, idiom, intermittent, isochronal)
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every other(expression, adjective, intermittent, isochronal, seasonal)
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from pillar to post(expression, idiom, variably, alternately)
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from side to side(expression, idiom, variably, alternately)
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in and out(expression, idiom, variably, alternately)
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inconsistently
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iterant(adjective, intermittent, isochronal, seasonal)
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like clockwork(expression, adjective, intermittent, isochronal, seasonal)
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