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Princeton's WordNet
every so often, every now and thenadverb
occasionally
"every so often she visits her father"
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of every now and then in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of every now and then in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of every now and then in a Sentence
A sportsman is a man who, every now and then, simply has to go out and kill something.
If we end up in the majority, it's hard not to credit Mitch McConnell, even if you have to take a bite of a crap sandwich every now and then, if it's engineered in a way that results in the majority, I think we have to acknowledge Mitch McConnell role in that.
Me, personally, I peek into the news every now and then, but it's things like ISIS, you know, those big headline things, that I look at on the news, none of my friends have been talking about (the shutdown), and I haven't been keeping up with it.
There is one piece of advice, in a life of study, which I think no one will object to; and that is, every now and then to be completely idle - to do nothing at all.
I mean you guys draw your own conclusions. we’ve gotten at acting like it (anger) doesn’t exist, but it clearly still does and letting it out every now and then is a healthy thing.
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