rarely
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Antonyms
frequently, oft, often, oftentimes (or ofttimes)
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Past attempts to add shotguns and rifles to the list of regulated firearms in Maryland have failed — largely out of concerns that they are used commonly by hunters and farmers, but rarely in crimes. — Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, "Maryland's strict gun laws could not prevent Capital Gazette shooting, spurring talk of changes," 2 July 2018 Those readers should know that the creators of this year’s list were rarely in lockstep themselves on which players belonged where as the rankings were taking shape. — Chris Johnson And Eric Single, SI.com, "Inside SI's Top 100 Players of 2018: Settling Debates and Predicting Our Biggest Misses," 25 June 2018 The site has rarely been used by large aircraft since the Soviets abandoned it and pulled out of Lithuania after the end of the Cold War. — Carlo Angerer /, NBC News, "NATO focuses on speed in the Baltics amid worries over Russia," 23 June 2018 In China, cash and credit cards are rarely used anymore; they’ve been replaced by Alibaba and WeChat’s mobile pay schemes, which are similar to Apple Pay (except everyone actually uses it). — Will Ford, Outside Online, "Can American Brands Tap the Chinese Outdoor Market?," 20 June 2018 Highlight: The stadium is rarely used for concerts thanks to its massive size. — Ed Masley, azcentral, "23 of the most popular concert venues in metro Phoenix, ranked by size," 19 June 2018 Since then, Fitz has slowly unplugged from Facebook and Instagram and rarely uses them these days. — William Wan, Washington Post, "Rebel developers are trying to cure our smartphone addiction — with an app," 17 June 2018 Since then, Fitz has slowly unplugged from Facebook and Instagram and rarely uses them these days. — William Wan, Houston Chronicle, "Rebel developers are trying to cure our smartphone addiction - with an app," 17 June 2018 Grand juries, which are held in secret, are rarely used in state court cases in Kansas. — Steve Vockrodt And Lauren Fox, kansascity, "Schlitterbahn to tear down Verruckt water slide in KCK where young boy died in 2016," 12 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rarely.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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rarely
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English Language Learners Definition of rarely
: not very often
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Kids Definition of rarely
: not often I rarely go.
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