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every now and then

every now and then adverb: synonym of now and then.

Adverb

every now and then (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of now and then.
    Synonyms:
    now and then

Synonyms of every now and then

Questions about every now and then

What does every now and then mean?
Every now and then means synonym of now and then.
What part of speech is every now and then?
Every now and then is an adverb.

Words near every now and then in the dictionary

  1. every man is the architect of his own fortune
  2. every man jack
  3. every miller draws water to his own mill
  4. every nook and corner
  5. every now and again
  6. every now and then
  7. every old nook and cranny
  8. every once in a while
  9. every one
  10. every other
  11. every point of the compass

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