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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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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
Assad couldn’t contain a smile when talking about getting to pitch for Mexico again next month in a bigger role as one of their top arms.
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Wait for 30 minutes after the final lightning or thunder before heading outside again.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Overall Duran has only appeared in 10 games at right field since debuting in 2021, and since the Red Sox have two-time Gold Glove winner Wilyer Abreu once again slated to start in right this year, Cora indicated Duran won’t play the position again much after the WBC is over.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
Fast forward to 1976 and James Wheeler enters a cave determined to uncover the truth — and is never seen again.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Feb. 2026
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Wait for 30 minutes after the final lightning or thunder before heading outside again.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Overall Duran has only appeared in 10 games at right field since debuting in 2021, and since the Red Sox have two-time Gold Glove winner Wilyer Abreu once again slated to start in right this year, Cora indicated Duran won’t play the position again much after the WBC is over.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
Fast forward to 1976 and James Wheeler enters a cave determined to uncover the truth — and is never seen again.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for again
Adverb
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Glenn’s Olympic medal dreams in 2026 and, likely forever, are over.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Almost as soon as it’s completed, this intricate system becomes invisible forever when the foundation and then the building itself are placed over it, leaving no room for errors.—
Vanessa Bates Ramirez,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Springfield, Ohio — On a recent Sunday morning, Pastor Carl Ruby gave his sermon, greeted congregants and then headed to his office to speak with the FBI.—
Caitlin Hu,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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There are different versions but typically, teens organize a group of players and then track down and eliminate one another with shots from a water gun.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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And, conversely, what new opportunities are emerging for Israel’s creative growth?—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Ryan rookie card, conversely, had no special significance for decades.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Viewers voted to create teams for every major round of the competition, which meant the trainees were constantly reassembled into new lineups, with low-ranking contestants eliminated.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Education officials constantly press for more state spending, which is governed by complicated formulas in a 1988 ballot measure, Proposition 98.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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This isn't just my suggestion, either, but rather, one encouraged by the travel pros.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2026
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The warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly, forecasters said, and that the threat of fire is high in those areas and people should be both alert and proactive.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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For families The property is, in essence, adults-only—guests must be 16 and over.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Corruption scandals have brought down several people in Zelensky’s inner circle, including his former business partner Timur Mindich and his long-time right-hand man Andriy Yermak, leading some observers to question whether Zelensky had a tendency to over-rely on tainted allies.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Iran used overwhelming force against the protesters to clear people out of the streets, but also to buy the government time by preventing any future waves of unrest, said Alex Vatanka, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, a Washington think tank.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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The winds also gusted as high as 43 mph at San Diego International Airport, delaying 246 flights, and whipped up ocean waves that are expected to reach the 9- to 12-foot range this week at local beaches, potentially causing beach erosion.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Build anew as a person who is able to be a part of the best kind of relationship any of us may have with others, which is right, decent, giving.—
Colin Fleming,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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What better way and what better place to start anew, and to park the despondency and chaos of the past couple of months?—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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