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
And proves once again that Southerners can turn almost anything into a dip.
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Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
Red, White and Boom The city of Milpitas is again hosting Fourth of July Red, White and Boom Concert and Fireworks 5-9 p.m. at the Milpitas Sports Center, 1325 E. Calaveras Blvd.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 22 June 2025
Kent criticized the department’s procedures and training in an interview with local media, but when reached for comment, the department’s public information officer once again defended their actions.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
In all the conversations in the media empowering workers to own their own lives and careers, one topic appears time and again: work-life balance and the dream of having it all.
—Joelle Jay, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
Red, White and Boom The city of Milpitas is again hosting Fourth of July Red, White and Boom Concert and Fireworks 5-9 p.m. at the Milpitas Sports Center, 1325 E. Calaveras Blvd.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 22 June 2025
Kent criticized the department’s procedures and training in an interview with local media, but when reached for comment, the department’s public information officer once again defended their actions.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
In all the conversations in the media empowering workers to own their own lives and careers, one topic appears time and again: work-life balance and the dream of having it all.
—Joelle Jay, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for again
Adverb
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Exactly When Apple Will Launch iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air And iPhone 17 Pro Microsoft Starts Deleting Your Passwords In 6 Weeks—Act Now Set up your research system once and use it forever.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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But Paul Simon’s A Quiet Celebration tour is nothing like some artists squeezing their fans for more money after promising to go away forever.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2025
Adverb
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The Sisters of Mercy then typically placed those babies with adoptive parents.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
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But at least then neither one of us felt like the other was being treated better.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
21 June 2025
Adverb
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Marchand, conversely, could have an uplifting effect on Matthews himself.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Under the partnership, Google DeepMind is providing early-stage access to generative-AI video tools; conversely, the filmmakers are expected to provide feedback to the tech company on the new AI tools to help guide their development.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
20 May 2025
Adverb
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The incident's central command constantly receives progress reports from firefighters on the ground.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2025
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Writers, students, workers, and business people constantly face deadlines, dates when manuscripts and homework must be submitted and orders filled.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
Adverb
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There is no shortage of returns to look forward to, either.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
24 June 2025
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That shouldn’t feel like a stretch, either, based on their production at such a young age.—
Shane Young,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
Adverb
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By the time the strike was over in mid-July — with the union defeated and the soldiers gone — the official local death toll was 12, though some historians say more than 30 died.—
Robert Loerzel,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
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The denial, anger, depression, and bargaining stages appear to be over, and the acceptance that Italy is no longer at the top of world soccer is key for the league to rise back to the top, a sentiment shared by Serie A North America CEO Andy Mitchell.—
David Ferrini,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
Adverb
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Iran’s retaliation could also come in the form of cyber attacks against American or Israeli interests.—
Sara Braun,
Fortune,
22 June 2025
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The West Ridge campus also expanded to become more than 30 acres, with the additions of a restaurant, a gift shop and a bakery, all of which provide places for Misericordia residents to work.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
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As the first major heat wave of 2025 bakes the Northeast, South, and Midwest, nearly 150 million Americans are discovering that fact anew.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
25 June 2025
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When Bruegel babbled on anew about the methane, Negan filled him with the much-ballyhooed gas, then lit him on fire from the inside out.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
22 June 2025
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“Again.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/again. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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