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
Shoppers also love how versatile the pants are — one traveler wore them on a trip to Jamaica, then to the office, again for more travel, and to casual drinks.
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Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2025
Twenty years later, after the death of Pope Francis, the election process is underway again.
—Jorge Garay, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
Wait for 30 minutes after the final lightning or thunder before heading outside again.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2025
That’s not going to be enough against Luka Dončić, who was brilliant again, and LeBron James, who nearly had a triple-double.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2025
Twenty years later, after the death of Pope Francis, the election process is underway again.
—Jorge Garay, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
Wait for 30 minutes after the final lightning or thunder before heading outside again.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2025
That’s not going to be enough against Luka Dončić, who was brilliant again, and LeBron James, who nearly had a triple-double.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for again
Adverb
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After the case, Natalia fears that she’ll be perceived as a monster and a con artist forever.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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Not holding on to Game 4, in which the Clippers rallied from 22 points down in the fourth quarter only to surrender the game winner to Aaron Gordon, may have forever swung this series.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Is this going to be a pope then that engages politically differently?—
Nia Dumas,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2025
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Just five years ago, an editor in Los Angeles might cut footage, export a heavy file to a hard drive, then ship it overnight to a director in New York.—
Allison Begalman,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Overreliance on smartwatch data may lead to unnecessary anxiety or, conversely, false reassurance.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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White dwarfs, conversely, are the cosmic corpses of smaller stars with masses more in line with that of the sun.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Maybe Mara, the Tisch family and the new minority owners will just ride this regime out through its fifth season regardless to run out the clock on their contracts and avoid constantly paying multiple regimes at once — just like Cowboys owner Jerry Jones did with Mike McCarthy to save a few bucks.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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This big reserve allows Tesla to constantly put efforts into pursuing its visionary initiatives.—
GuruFocus,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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There is no evidence for this either. 2010-approximately 2017 - Santos claims to work in asset management at Citigroup.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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These weren’t reactionary opinions in the moment, either.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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After President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders to reduce crime on his first day in office, one expert with nearly three decades of law enforcement experience said the days of police vilification are over.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The dominance of fossil fuels in the power system is over.—
María Mendiluce,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Paramount is also awaiting FCC approval of a merger with Skydance, a deal the companies reached last year that remains pending.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Harvard must also commit to cooperating in good faith with law enforcement.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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All that surfaces anew, because we are left alone with that.—
D. Graham Burnett,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2025
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Having revisited George’s campsite anew in the light of day, Leaphorn and deputy Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon) know where George is headed — to the train station, to catch a ride to Reno.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Again.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/again. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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