1
as in not
at no time
I have never been out of the country
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2
as in no
not in any degree, way, or under any condition
even though my proposal was turned down, I will never be convinced that my idea isn't a good one
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Recent Examples of never
The law was never intended to punish disaster victims, and rigid interpretations that ignore real-world rebuilding requirements undermine both equity and public trust.
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Jeffrey Prang, Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
Max Brooks, Mel’s son, had a lot of insight in addition to all of Mel’s kids who had never spoken in a documentary like this before.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
Earlier this month, a team that included researchers from Nvidia and Microsoft trained an AI model on genetic data from more than a million species, most of them microbes that had never been publicly cataloged before.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 23 Jan. 2026
For the trap corrido singer Jay Dee, there were never any shortcuts in life.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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Jeffrey Prang, Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
Max Brooks, Mel’s son, had a lot of insight in addition to all of Mel’s kids who had never spoken in a documentary like this before.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
Earlier this month, a team that included researchers from Nvidia and Microsoft trained an AI model on genetic data from more than a million species, most of them microbes that had never been publicly cataloged before.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 23 Jan. 2026
For the trap corrido singer Jay Dee, there were never any shortcuts in life.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for never
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Both papers hurried to make the most of this dramatic event, no matter how little reporters actually knew about the identity of the gunman or his motives for shooting four people.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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But advice, no matter how rigorous, does not carry accountability.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Sierpina, a reigning bronze medalist in the cyclocross nationals, was none too happy when her mother signed her up for cross country in April.—
Nate Bryan,
The Courier-Journal,
2 Nov. 2019
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The Florida Panthers made a flurry of moves in the offseason, but arguably none more important that the hiring of three-time Stanley Cup-winning coach Joel Quenneville.—
Allen Kim,
CNN,
2 Oct. 2019
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“Never.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/never. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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