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as in forever
for all time
the name of Benedict Arnold will ever be linked with treason
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as in always
on every relevant occasion
the boy and his ever present dog were a common sight around the village
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as in really
to a great degree
boy, was I ever embarrassed it's been ever so long since we've seen you
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Recent Examples of ever
As Nepal deals with overcrowding issues on the ever-popular Everest Base Camp trek, CHN seeks to offer equally rewarding challenges but that are less harmful to the mountains and its communities.
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The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
The coastal city, long known as the birthplace and bedrock of Japanese jeans, is churning out more denim than ever, thanks in part to the post-covid rise in e-commerce and international collaborations.
—Jessica Binns, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
While no moon landing is in store for the mission, the crew will test systems and hardware for future expeditions to the surface while traveling about 4,700 miles beyond the far side of the moon – the farthest humans have ever ventured in space.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
There’s nothing like this that’s ever happened before, and Hollywood, in the grand scheme, is but a small footnote in the gargantuan magnitude of what’s coming.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
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The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
The coastal city, long known as the birthplace and bedrock of Japanese jeans, is churning out more denim than ever, thanks in part to the post-covid rise in e-commerce and international collaborations.
—Jessica Binns, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
While no moon landing is in store for the mission, the crew will test systems and hardware for future expeditions to the surface while traveling about 4,700 miles beyond the far side of the moon – the farthest humans have ever ventured in space.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
There’s nothing like this that’s ever happened before, and Hollywood, in the grand scheme, is but a small footnote in the gargantuan magnitude of what’s coming.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ever
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Carl and Bailey found the time for a maybe date, but West can’t go over to Ciara’s place with an iced coffee, hash it out, make sweet, sweet love for 72 hours, decide to get married and raise a family on a ranch somewhere, and retire from reality television forever to cultivate their love?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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But baseball, forever America’s Pastime, needs no introduction.—
Greg Cote
Updated March 17,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Yes, the robots are half built—but my son’s interests have advanced.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Some stations limited fill-ups to cars with tanks at least half-empty, which turned attendants into the gas police.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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The American always had the engine and work rate to flit between defensive and attacking duties in a central midfield berth.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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After all, there’s always room for one more.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Cubs are encouraging Taillon to really push his intensity level on his bullpen days but then hardly throw the following day, instead focusing on just moving around and being athletic.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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This season, Billy really turns up the fashion, and his obsession with fashion becomes very clear.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2026
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The Biggs amendment would have permanently stopped deficit spending by limiting federal expenditures to the average annual revenue collected over the previous three years.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
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Israel’s Arrow 3 ballistic missile defense system — developed jointly with Boeing and tested against Iranian threats in 2024, 2025 and now 2026 — has become the anchor of a layered regional air-defense concept that Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE are seeking to integrate more permanently.—
Judah Taub,
semafor.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Many of Iran’s drones do not show up on radio signal detection systems because they cannot be remotely controlled.—
Aaron Brynildson,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 2026
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There’s no one remotely like that here — and this is the fashion world.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2026
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That’s just a conduit for the more important and longer-lasting facets of the movie’s story, in which an isolated character is constantly around other people, for better or worse, and can seldom stand to be around himself.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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The script unfortunately goes round and round in circles with the characters constantly repeating and contradicting themselves.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Graduate forward Marta Suárez acknowledged that TCU would have to contend with a strong Washington team, but pointed out that the Horned Frogs’ own highly potent offense had to be dealt with.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Mar. 2026
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While these planets are expected to be extremely cold, their moons may experience intense tidal heating if their orbits become highly elongated.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Ever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ever. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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