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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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
After more than a week of silence on the slopes, the lifts are spinning again at Telluride Ski Resort.
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Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
In 2021, Emma Samms gathered the stars once again for a virtual fundraiser benefitting long COVID research ahead of the show’s 40th anniversary.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
But there’s always next year, when an assuredly new-look Chargers team will try, try again – starting, hopefully, without all the injuries to the offensive linemen in the trenches on which so much of a team’s success is predicated.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
On Monday night, when Hulsey brought the item back to council for a reconsideration, the vote was 5-0 again.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2026
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Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
In 2021, Emma Samms gathered the stars once again for a virtual fundraiser benefitting long COVID research ahead of the show’s 40th anniversary.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
But there’s always next year, when an assuredly new-look Chargers team will try, try again – starting, hopefully, without all the injuries to the offensive linemen in the trenches on which so much of a team’s success is predicated.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
On Monday night, when Hulsey brought the item back to council for a reconsideration, the vote was 5-0 again.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for again
Adverb
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Thirty-two years ago, freeways fell, buildings flattened and local communities were reshaped forever by the earthquake.—
Jamie Yuccas,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Millions are unemployed as AI steals entry-level roles—and experts don’t see the dire situation improving, instead warning that the traditional college-to-office path is forever broken.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The boy, whose face is blurred in the video, then appears to grab the left side of his head.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Giusti led the National League with 30 saves in 1971, then added 10 2/3 scoreless innings in the playoffs as the Pirates beat San Francisco in the NL Championship Series and then the Baltimore Orioles in seven games in the World Series.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Chicago forced the most turnovers (32) while conversely committing the fewest (10).—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
5 Jan. 2026
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Mamdani, conversely, repeatedly decried antisemitism during his campaign.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
31 Dec. 2025
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The Under Armour ColdGear leggings, Baleaf Fleece Lined leggings, Lululemon Wunder Trains, and Zella Cozy Tech leggings were constantly on rotation, even when temps dropped below zero.—
Olivia Dubyak,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
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What Jake also adds, his Georgia coaches say, is discipline, pushing himself each day to get better, constantly working on his jump shot, ballhandling, defense.—
Mirin Fader,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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While not every developer provides the exact number of acres of prime farmland that its project will cover, the 11 solar farms that are either approved or proposed in Carroll would cover at least 96 acres of prime farmland altogether.—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Jan. 2026
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The actress isn’t the only star who loves Gianvito Rossi, either.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Mean Green's best football season ever wasn't even over before the major figures from that team left, or announced their intentions to bounce ASAP; when the season did end, moments after North Texas defeated San Diego State to win the New Mexico Bowl, is when the great Denton flood began.—
Mac Engel Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Arkansas Online,
11 Jan. 2026
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The tense music and security cam footage seem to suggest this isn’t over, that Cooper could face consequences for hurting the guy.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
11 Jan. 2026
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The Panthers also shouldn’t just rest on their wideout depth chart.—
Mike Kaye
Updated January 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
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Men are also more likely, after divorce, to isolate themselves from friends and family, avoid the grieving process or enter a new relationship right away.—
Oona Metz,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Only when Manderley burns down can the protagonists start anew.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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There had been an influx of increasingly cataclysmal news out of Gaza, and Ben Hania made efforts to stay as informed as possible, but Hind’s innocent voice devastated her anew.—
Sonia Rao,
Washington Post,
10 Jan. 2026
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