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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
In an effort to allay whipsawing energy markets, Western powers are considering an International Energy Agency proposal for the largest-ever release of oil reserves.
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Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Memes, gossip, the latest celebrity beef — the business of being in the know is more lucrative than ever before, and the film industry is capitalizing.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
Inevitably, this will all come to a head, especially as a lovestruck Ledger attempts to weave Kenna into his life and Diem grows ever-more curious about her mom.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
No one's ever asked me about the cost of housing.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
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Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Memes, gossip, the latest celebrity beef — the business of being in the know is more lucrative than ever before, and the film industry is capitalizing.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
Inevitably, this will all come to a head, especially as a lovestruck Ledger attempts to weave Kenna into his life and Diem grows ever-more curious about her mom.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
No one's ever asked me about the cost of housing.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ever
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While this may confine a human’s dream of immortality to solutions that rely on technological enhancements, bio-hacking your body, or science-fiction level technology that relies on novel physical laws and/or phenomena, there’s still plenty that relativity has to say about living forever.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
12 Mar. 2026
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That’s a strong hook, but Thai filmmaker Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke is just getting started with an erotic political tragicomedy that, like a Roomba, is forever veering off in unexpected directions.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Here are Christian and Rick potentially alerting the game in a way never seen before in 50 seasons, and Devens is half-distracted the entire time dealing with a pesky Windsor knot.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
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If the execution is even half as impressive as the concepts, these age‑defying makeovers will stir the competitive waters for Oceania, Viking and other upmarket rivals.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
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Critics say the danger faced by agents whose names are made public is overblown, almost always limited to harsh and violent words lobbed from behind a laptop or phone screen.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Engagement is almost always good.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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But this is a really costly thing for the country and the families that put their lives on the line and their spouses and their brothers and sisters.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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So really being very active in other countries to promote democracy, also freedom for independent journalism and media elsewhere.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Whether the latest strike has destroyed the site permanently is not yet clear, and analysts will be monitoring satellite imagery for signs of further reconstruction.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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The fast-food franchise also announced that Nacho Fries would be joining the menu permanently.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The statement provided no timeline on the selection of the supreme leader, nor information on whether the Assembly of Experts would meet in person or remotely for the vote.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Ernstoff left because of those challenges and because he was denied permission to work remotely.—
Rachana Pradhan,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Robots beyond lab environments The company says its technology has already been tested in production environments where robots must deal with constantly changing materials and workflows.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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Veteran commuters constantly weigh the stress of traffic over the stress of being late to work.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Mar. 2026
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Outhouse is one of three highly respected defensive backs at North Crowley.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Mar. 2026
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Phoenix, Arizona, followed in the top three, with Florida cities like Tampa also ranking highly for pet travel.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Ever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ever. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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