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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
All 12 tracks from the LP landed in the top 12 positions on the Hot 100, a feat no other artist has ever achieved.
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Thomas Smith, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2026
Smart customers know to leave room for dessert, which Barfield whips up herself, from caramel cake and peach cobbler to banana pudding with ever-crucial vanilla wafers.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
The Hall is participating in Carnaval for the first time ever.
—Amanda Hari, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
This is Klaebo's fifth gold medal in five events in these Games, his 10th overall, giving him the most golds for any athlete ever in the Winter Olympics.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 18 Feb. 2026
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Thomas Smith, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2026
Smart customers know to leave room for dessert, which Barfield whips up herself, from caramel cake and peach cobbler to banana pudding with ever-crucial vanilla wafers.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
The Hall is participating in Carnaval for the first time ever.
—Amanda Hari, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
This is Klaebo's fifth gold medal in five events in these Games, his 10th overall, giving him the most golds for any athlete ever in the Winter Olympics.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ever
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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Toss them into the washing machine at least once every three days and clean bath mats half as often.—
Nashia Baker,
Martha Stewart,
19 Feb. 2026
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The incident, which took place about five miles downstream of New Bullards Bar Dam, led to the deaths of hundreds, possibly thousands, of juvenile salmon after lower Yuba’s river flows dropped by more than half and remained low for roughly two hours, stranding fish along the margins of the river.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
19 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The Manchester United world always has something happening, just not as much this season as usual.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Because moving fast isn’t always a sign of progress.—
Marie Bladt,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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With the growing impact of digital, those of us who still want our news printed on paper really appreciate the delivery teams.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Feb. 2026
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Ice is commonly prescribed to fix dull blades, but do ice cubes really sharpen them?—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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Highsmith and Ariola said even a building closure — often an extremely unpopular move that can permanently reshape a school district — might not be enough to balance Hamden’s budget if state and local funding don’t rise significantly.—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
18 Feb. 2026
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Cassandra Tresl Since moving to Italy permanently, Tresl left her tech job and started creating content for her travel blog and newsletter.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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No one was doing anything remotely threatening, Virden said.—
Natasha Korecki,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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Increase the number of public comments at open meetings because people can now access the meetings remotely from their homes across Texas.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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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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According to the agriculture department, testing has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds, as well as within backyard flocks and commercial flocks statewide.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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The allegations raised fresh questions about the circumstances of Navalny's 2024 death and about the origin of a highly unusual toxin.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Ever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ever. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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