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frequently, oft, often, oftentimes (or ofttimes)
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Girl groups have rarely done so, despite K-pop's skyrocketing popularity in the U.S., making this even more monumental. — Devon Abelman, Allure, "Red Velvet Members Share Their Biggest Skin-Care Secrets," 7 Mar. 2019 Beyoncé’s repertoire is often called upon by newlyweds looking for a first dance song, but rarely does the superstar herself deign to take on the role of wedding singer. — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, "Beyoncé’s Performance Style at Isha Ambani’s Wedding Was a Celebration of Indian Couture," 10 Dec. 2018 Very rarely does the IUD make its way out of the uterus on its own. — Jessica Shepherd, SELF, "An Ob/Gyn Explains if You Actually Need to Check Your IUD Strings," 8 Sep. 2018 Ben was never seen and rarely heard of again after the 8th season of the show, leaving some to believe that Ross lost custody of his son. — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, "“Riverdale”’s Cole Sprouse Has a Crazy Theory About the Disappearance of His “Friends” Character," 19 Feb. 2019 Mailboxes are located on docks, and the delivery person drives a 15-foot Alumacraft boat that rarely comes to a complete stop. — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, "12 Geeky Ways to Deliver Mail: U.S. Postal Service Technology Through the Ages," 18 Jan. 2019 And as anyone who's ever watched HGTV knows, a build rarely comes in under budget. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Frogmore Cottage Renovations Sound Expensive," 27 Nov. 2018 But flexibility rarely comes up, as Brand points out in his book, in the fevered brouhaha of building and architectural consumption. — Kate Wagner, Curbed, "Building houses that grow with us," 14 Nov. 2018 One where science is often a black student’s favorite class because race rarely comes up. — Keith Bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, "Black students in Mason: I didn’t want to come to school after Trump was elected," 5 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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