as in never
in no way or under no circumstances
The food was so burnt that it was not edible.
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Adverb
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Always mow slopes and hills from side to side (and never mow when the grass is wet).—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
17 May 2025 -
And never far from mind at these events is the memory of the 2016 Pulse shooting that left 49 dead and 53 wounded at an Orlando hub of LGBTQ nightlife.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
17 May 2025
Adverb
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The Hot 100 always includes a wide swath of ubiquitous hits — but rarely have so many of those hits endured at once.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
28 May 2025
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Commercial flights, meanwhile, are rarely convenient for such short-haul trips.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
Adverb
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Simon explored tensions between disbelief and faith, envisioned the Lord as both guardian and saboteur, and seldom arrived at definitive answers to his probing thoughts.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Those litigants generally have been treated leniently by judges who recognize their inexperience; they seldom are fined, though their cases may be dismissed.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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“Not.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/not. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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