Learn English – A formal word between ‘frequently’ and ‘rarely’

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Rarely:

X rarely goes to Y

Frequently:

X frequently goes to Y

What would be a word in between the two? A formal word for 'sometimes' maybe?

Context:

Atheists sometimes appeal to Nietzsche's writing and use it to argue that he was against the idea of a God in general.

I need a formal word for sometimes. Frequently wouldn't be a good choice. Rarely wouldn't be either.

Best Answer

As I mentioned in a comment, this depends on the context. In a formal setting I might say:

X periodically goes to Y

periodically

1 From time to time; occasionally.
‘I will periodically check on your progress’
‘the students received help from a friend only periodically’

Now that you have updated the context, I would suggest:

regularly

  1. usually; ordinarily.

Atheists regularly appeal to Nietzsche's writing and use it to argue that he was against the idea of a God in general.

If that seems too frequent for your needs, consider:

from time to time
Occasionally, once in a while. For example, From time to time we play bridge with the Carters.

or:

at times
sometimes; occasionally. I feel quite sad at times. At times, I wish I had never come here.

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