1
as in occasional
happening only once
with any luck, that was a onetime mistake
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2
as in former
having been such at some previous time
the onetime English teacher now works for a newspaper
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Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
But the sale process also comes as Qualcomm has expressed interest in acquiring its onetime rival, a deal that would face fierce regulatory scrutiny and potentially reshape the semiconductor industry.
—Rohan Goswami, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
Maeve Reston, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
The son of Black Panther parents and a onetime performing arts student turned hip-hop backup dancer, Mr. Shakur had broken out as a solo artist in the early 1990s with a unique blend of introspective street poetry and young man’s fury.
—Jill Cowan, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
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Gillis oversees SpaceX’s astronaut training operations, including for NASA pilots slated to command Dragon flights to the International Space Station, while Menon, a onetime NASA biomedical flight controller for the ISS, is now a SpaceX Mission Director.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
But the sale process also comes as Qualcomm has expressed interest in acquiring its onetime rival, a deal that would face fierce regulatory scrutiny and potentially reshape the semiconductor industry.
—Rohan Goswami, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
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But as polls show softening Democratic support within that voter group, Trump and his allies are courting onetime Biden voters like Williams and James — cognizant that even a small shift in a state like Georgia could mean the difference between winning and losing.
—Maeve Reston, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
The son of Black Panther parents and a onetime performing arts student turned hip-hop backup dancer, Mr. Shakur had broken out as a solo artist in the early 1990s with a unique blend of introspective street poetry and young man’s fury.
—Jill Cowan, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
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“Onetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onetime. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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