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as in sporadic
lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence
a sharp, choppy wind coming off the lake
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as in rough
marked by a series of sharp quick motions
the old cable car provides a picturesque but choppy ride to the mountain's peak
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as in confusing
not clearly or logically connected
the plot was intriguing, but the author's style was so choppy that I finally gave up in frustration
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Recent Examples of choppy
The department shared a video to Instagram that showed the dog paddling through choppy waters.
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Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
Ford's chief executive, Jim Farley, has been seeking to follow up a choppy 2024 with more consistent results, in a year that is already shaping up to be marred by swings in U.S. policy.
—Nora Eckert and Nathan Gomes, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Billie Eilish even had a version of the style on Grammys night, wearing her black hair tied back in a ponytail but also rocking choppy face-framing side pieces.
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
On the night of the crash, emergency crews battled icy, choppy waters, Chief Donnelly said.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
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China has snubbed the Pentagon’s efforts to maintain military-to-military dialogue, and although former Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin finally met his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun in May 2024, contacts remain sporadic.—
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Even with those limitations in place, the state’s procurement of EVs has been sporadic.—
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Most holes look exactly the same, straightforward with skinny fairways and thick rough.—
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Another man was bitten nearby, and a teenager received a small wound when a shark ran into her and grazed her leg, either with its teeth or its rough skin.—
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Staff and volunteers who have a bond with Linus have experienced some head butts of affection and occasional cuddles after a long play session.—
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Amy regularly visits, taking her grandpa out for lunch or the occasional beer.—
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From an uneven college career to constantly being doubted in the league, Hurts has had to silence haters with his wins and believe in himself when others didn’t.—
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And the uneven division of the Keith and Vera plotlines makes Köln 75 a movie without a narrative center.—
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Though such investment had surged in 2017, a spike in 2019 prompted the first concerns that the departure to China of large amounts of American money was inconsistent with President Donald Trump’s goals.—
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The one knock on Frazier was that his snaps were inconsistent.—
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Of course, Diana herself was an enthusiastic if intermittent London Fashion Week attendee from the mid-’80s onwards, using the flashbulb frenzy that followed her from Coleherne Court to Kensington Palace to illuminate the brilliance of the likes of Joe Casely-Hayford.—
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Berg is a licensed chiropractor as well as a health expert who specializes in the keto diet and intermittent fasting.—
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Economic policymakers have described the disinflation process as a bumpy road.—
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The tensions between the U.S. and China, and the possible bumpy road in global trade that could result from it, has logistics giants like CMA CGM, DHL and Kuehne + Nagel redeploying Chinese staff across different regions of the world.—
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Tied 1-1 midway through the second period against a Finland team frustrating and stifling the Americans, head coach Mike Sullivan swapped Kyle Connor with Brady Tkachuk on a line with Matthew Tkachuk and Jack Eichel.—
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Unfortunately, the setup process is frustrating compared with the competition, as are the site-building tools.—
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“Choppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choppy. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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