1
as in forever
yet another time
now I have to mop the floor again because you didn't wipe your feet
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2
as in then
in addition to what has been said
a green pillow will go fine with my living room; again, the best colors are blues and greens
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3
as in conversely
just the opposite being true
I might take swimming lessons this summer; then again, I might not
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Recent Examples of again
Well folks, she's done it again.
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2025
Try one or all of the methods below to make your dish towels look like new again.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Beck or Ward, Ward or Beck, the Hurricanes are once again getting quality play at quarterback.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
That legacy of terror is now being carried out again.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2025
Try one or all of the methods below to make your dish towels look like new again.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Beck or Ward, Ward or Beck, the Hurricanes are once again getting quality play at quarterback.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
That legacy of terror is now being carried out again.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for again
Adverb
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The idea caught on—and changed safari forever.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Year after year, Republicans and Democrats alike have traveled to Ground Zero to reflect on the day that changed our nation forever.—
Andrew Garbarino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Back then, the TV Guide Fall Preview issue was sacred.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The animatronic Death Eater crouching on a bookshelf casts a spell, then Dolores Umbridge appears on a screen, then a rhinoceros-like Erumpent tries to gore the riders with its horn.—
Bianca Bosker,
The Atlantic,
14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Guardians starter Slade Cecconi — who conversely had the best game of his career — didn’t allow a hit through seven innings.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Caught Stealing is an intermittently fun experience that would be a better time if Aronofsky either loosened up a little more or, conversely, maintained a tighter grip on the wheel.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
28 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Presenting that evidence could prove tricky, experts say, as the import tax rate has constantly changed over time.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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In fact, constantly praising your Gen Z employees can become impractical and downright exhausting.—
Colleen Batchelder,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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In general, seniors with high incomes would not qualify; lower income seniors who do not pay taxes would not benefit, either.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Offense isn't the place the Eagles made a notable addition either.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Now, there’s a possibility that his regular season is over.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
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Seven pitches later, the inning was over.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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New residential property prices fell year-on-year during August in 65 out of 70 cities surveyed by the NBS, data also showed.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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But what doctors have recently uncovered is that dropping estrogen levels around this period might also spell trouble for women’s brain health.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Safe to say it’s been more than a few, though, particularly as the Chiefs are scrutinizing it anew in preparation for a rematch with the visiting Eagles on Sunday.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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Crevoiserat is looking at the global handbag opportunity anew, defining the total addressable market not by how many people bought bags last year, but how many people could have.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Again.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/again. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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