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Now and then has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adverb

Definitions
Adverb
1

sporadically and infrequently

"he was arrogant and occasionally callous"

"open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"

"they visit New York on occasion"

"now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"

"as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention"

2

sometimes; occasionally; intermittently

Example Sentences
"he was arrogant and occasionally callous" adverb
"open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees" adverb
"they visit New York on occasion" adverb
"now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us" adverb
"as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention" adverb
See Also
every so often this and that on occasion occasionally still and anon now and again from time to time moderative
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Rhyming Words
hen then zhen shen chen when gehen behen cohen kohen ashen sehen sephen fishen nowhen kuchen machen goshen poshen hyphen
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