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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
Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Brosnan stars as Ron, a onetime union activist, while Kingsley takes on the role of former psychiatrist Ibrahim.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
Republicans want onetime Trump critic as Hegseth's Pentagon replacement
Republican Resistance to Cabinet Nominees
President-elect Donald Trump has faced some unexpected pushback on a number of his nominees for Cabinet positions, including Gaetz, Trump's initial pick for U.S. attorney general.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Back in March, the Brazilian siblings shared an Instagram video of the onetime White House advisor, reportedly a blue belt, busting some serious self-defense moves on the mat.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Brosnan stars as Ron, a onetime union activist, while Kingsley takes on the role of former psychiatrist Ibrahim.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Adverb
That opera coat, by the way, has more than a hint of André Leon Talley, the legendary and lamented onetime Vogue editor, about it.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
Republicans want onetime Trump critic as Hegseth's Pentagon replacement
Republican Resistance to Cabinet Nominees
President-elect Donald Trump has faced some unexpected pushback on a number of his nominees for Cabinet positions, including Gaetz, Trump's initial pick for U.S. attorney general.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onetime
Adjective
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The 31-year-old will provide reliability as a blocker, while serving as an occasional release valve over the middle.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Those posts often highlight the overconfident way the AI Overview frames its idiomatic explanations and occasional problems with the model confabulating sources that don't exist.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
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Four quality starts in a six-game series against Ottawa is a good start, but this matchup against his former teammates is the test.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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When the Sky front office was considering Van Lith in the draft, Reese didn’t hesitate to vouch for her former — and future — teammate.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2025
Adverb
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Ye, the rapper and fashion mogul formerly known as Kanye West, ignited a firestorm of criticism over the weekend after posting a series of controversial messages on X (formerly Twitter).—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
5 May 2025
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The latest claim was leveled by Adam Schleifer, formerly an assistant U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, in a filing last week with the Merit Systems Protection Board, which handles wrongful termination appeals from federal workers.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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That Horan yearns for the Fed to centrally plan an absurd creation of statist economists (GDP), prices, income, and employment more broadly is yet another disturbing lurch by an erstwhile free-market crowd that brevity disallows discussion of for now.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The team is also working on restoring the habitat across the island, which was stripped of all its vegetation during its time as an erstwhile guano mining spot.—
Tim Chester,
AFAR Media,
17 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Many would like to see a boost in coal to support the small towns that once survived off the industry but over the years have faced poverty and depopulation.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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This can be explained by Villa’s once infamous offside trap being tapered, meaning Martinez is not required to sweep as frequently.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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With Venus retrograde in Aries starting on March 1 and affecting your career and outward expression, old insecurities about your worth and ambitions may surface.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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The movie set, like all others, should have only had blanks on hand, but somehow a number of live rounds made their way to the location and one such bullet ended up in the gun that went off as Hutchins and Baldwin lined up a shot in an old church.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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“Onetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onetime. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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