1
as in constantly
on every relevant occasion
although we never intend more than an afternoon visit, she always insists we stay for dinner
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2
as in anyway
whatever else is done or is the case
you can always take a cab if the buses aren't running
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3
as in forever
for all time
I will love you always
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Recent Examples of always
To stay safe, always consult your healthcare provider before adding any supplement to your routine.
—
Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 29 Jan. 2026
He’s supposed to be this mastermind serial killer, always one step ahead, always so smart and devious and charismatic.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Emotionally, that was always the ending.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
No matter how well a vehicle can drive in snow, driving over icy roads can always be a challenge.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
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Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 29 Jan. 2026
He’s supposed to be this mastermind serial killer, always one step ahead, always so smart and devious and charismatic.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Emotionally, that was always the ending.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
No matter how well a vehicle can drive in snow, driving over icy roads can always be a challenge.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for always
Adverb
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The Cross-Functional Peer This person is someone at your same professional level but in a department that your team works with constantly.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Lobotka is constantly processing.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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In the second period, with the Lightning down three goals, Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman challenged Lightning star Andrei Vasilevskiy as both teams were breaking out into a scrum anyway.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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For Joseph, a couple of these jobs look like dead ends anyway.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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While by no means entirely of his invention, the rhetoric of the American Revolution has forever attached to the idea of Jeffersonian democracy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Of the four new entries this season, three were on the Milan schedule, meaning that, for the first time in forever, there is a 50-50 split between shows on the Italian and French menswear calendars.—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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New uses are continually being devised.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Since then, TxDOT has continually sent fleets of trucks to plow main thoroughfares like Central Expressway in Richardson on Monday night and Highway 287 in Decatur earlier in the day.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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In Hollywood, where perception is everything, that narrative risks defining him permanently.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Prisoners were forced to work in the lime quarry under the harsh glare of the South African sun, sometimes permanently damaging their eyesight, which was the case for Mandela.—
Jeremy Helligar,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Good intentions run into craven expectations, however, and invariably, the types of terrible choices and consequences that, in Soto’s admirably unsentimental narrative style, wouldn’t be out of place in either a silent-era disaster comedy or a darkly tragic indie.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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While at the Sundance Film Festival promoting his gritty new historical drama The Weight, Hawke reflected on the toll stunt work has on actors, a conversation that invariably leads back to Cruise.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Sheer deliciousness is eternally relevant.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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For that, his teammates — and the Niners’ massive fan base, most of which did not gain entry into The Linc — will remain eternally grateful.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Memory has consistently been among the most cyclical industries within semiconductors.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Of all the opposition leaders, Machado has spoken most consistently in favor of privatization and foreign investment.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Always.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/always. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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