1
as in constantly
on every relevant occasion
although we never intend more than an afternoon visit, she always insists we stay for dinner
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2
as in anyway
whatever else is done or is the case
you can always take a cab if the buses aren't running
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as in forever
for all time
I will love you always
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Recent Examples of always
Though sequencing a patient’s full genome is now straightforward, identifying clear cause-and-effect relationships in the messy data of a human genome is not always possible.
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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 18 June 2026
My experience of the writing process always involved much more conscious effort, and much more uncertainty.
—Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
Diplomatic relations between the countries are almost always strong.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 18 June 2026
Davis, the museum's curator of exhibits, grew up visiting the museum and always had a passion for the outdoors.
—Crystal Cooper, CBS News, 18 June 2026
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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 18 June 2026
My experience of the writing process always involved much more conscious effort, and much more uncertainty.
—Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
Diplomatic relations between the countries are almost always strong.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 18 June 2026
Davis, the museum's curator of exhibits, grew up visiting the museum and always had a passion for the outdoors.
—Crystal Cooper, CBS News, 18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for always
Adverb
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The device is constantly checking for leaks, updating the display every 15 seconds.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
17 June 2026
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Outside constantly, obsessed with animals, collecting and hatching eggs, teaching ducklings to swim.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
Adverb
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Still, Reese seemed to acknowledge the allegations anyway after the game.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2026
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But nobody seemed to mind when, less than 45 minutes into his nearly 2½-hour headlining set, Stapleton invited the young fan up anyway.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
21 June 2026
Adverb
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In Ghana, there also remains frustration at the old FIFA rules which dictated that once a player had represented a country at youth level, he was bound to it forever.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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In May 2025, Emilie's life was forever changed when her 3-year-old son Trigg was found unconscious in a backyard pool in Arizona.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Adverb
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Through the fantastical nature of this story and the original nature of the omniscient narrator Ahmad is able to continually surprise.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
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Starlight, which sits on 16 acres in Swope Park, is the largest and oldest continually operating performing arts organization in Kansas City.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
Adverb
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Tandoori Pizza, an Indian fusion pizzeria in Sacramento’s Downtown Commons, has permanently closed, according to its Google page.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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This systemic imbalance has forced a massive realignment of the physical retail footprint, permanently redrawing real estate demand away from traditional venues and toward elite experiential properties or rapidly expanding discount chains.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
Adverb
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And then the reality is almost invariably significantly different for a thousand reasons.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
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Those who have attempted to control its growth and claim authority over its meaning have invariably failed in the long run.—
Dr. Matthew Warshauer,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2026
Adverb
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Lindsay is eternally clocking in to do her job, to make sure that the sponge of this show has been so thoroughly wrung that there is not even a droplet of drama left inside.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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In fact, the biggest challenge facing any live production now is that the main point of comparison is the 1965 film version, with Julie Andrews’ incomparable voice eternally setting the bar for the show’s greatest hits.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
Adverb
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This ranking profiles 10 Istanbul and Ankara practices that consistently deliver results worth the transatlantic flight, with the hair transplant Turkey vs USA cost gap remaining the single biggest reason American patients keep boarding planes.—
Ascend Agency,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
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Skills build over time, so go out consistently.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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“Always.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/always. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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