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as in occasional
happening only once
with any luck, that was a onetime mistake
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as in former
having been such at some previous time
the onetime English teacher now works for a newspaper
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Recent Examples of onetime
Ella Lee, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
Half a century later, the onetime real-life surfer girl heroine — who was the basis of a nonfiction book and the string of fictional movies — was not hungry to produce a sequel.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
The Social Network famously depicted a dramatized version of Mark Zuckerberg's founding of Facebook and the subsequent legal battles over the social media network; Jesse Eisenberg, starred as Zuckerberg, while Timberlake played Parker, the founder of Napster and onetime Facebook president.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
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Biggs, a Florida Proud Boy and onetime correspondent for the far-right website Infowars, previously sought a pardon from Trump.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
Half a century later, the onetime real-life surfer girl heroine — who was the basis of a nonfiction book and the string of fictional movies — was not hungry to produce a sequel.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Adverb
Be aware that some of these apps have onetime or monthly subscription costs associated, while others are free.
—Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
The Social Network famously depicted a dramatized version of Mark Zuckerberg's founding of Facebook and the subsequent legal battles over the social media network; Jesse Eisenberg, starred as Zuckerberg, while Timberlake played Parker, the founder of Napster and onetime Facebook president.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onetime
Adjective
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While their attraction to each other was on full display throughout the series, so were the occasional discourse and disagreements.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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In other words, your new version of friendship might mean an occasional game of pickleball or drinks in a large group, rather than late-night FaceTime calls and movie nights.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
23 Jan. 2025
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Monday’s event featured former Jets, some of them returning to the team’s facility for the first time in decades, there to see Aaron Glenn.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
The Athletic,
28 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, severance payments totaled $9.2 million last fiscal year, almost all of which related to the mid-season firing of former head men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Big tech platforms like Meta (formerly Facebook) and X (formerly Twitter), for example, have commodified our attention, polarized our politics, and undermined our collective understanding of the truth.—
Cal Newport,
The New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2025
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The singer, who supported former Vice President Kamala Harris in the recent election cycle, took to X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday to share her thoughts on the new government, which has been in place since Trump's January 20 swearing in ceremony.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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But beloved rapper and reality star Flavor Flav wasn’t the only one urging followers to support Meester’s erstwhile pop career.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
16 Jan. 2025
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The founder of JetBlue Airways gives the carrier’s erstwhile merger target some unsolicited advice.—
Melvin Backman,
Quartz,
25 Oct. 2024
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At Yankee Stadium, his left-handed swing could produce home run totals above 20 annually, something he's only done once.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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However, Congress has taken an increasingly serious look at reports of mystery flying objects, treating the once widely mocked topic of UFOs — now often dubbed Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) — into a serious issue.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Women and adults younger than 45 are more likely than men and older adults to say that moderate drinking is bad for health, as were Democrats and independents.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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Listeriosis is considered a serious condition and can be dangerous or life-threatening, especially to newborns, those aged 65 or older, those who are pregnant, and those with weak immune systems, according to the and pregnant people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Onetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onetime. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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