as in often
many times
as I have oft said, you need to look before you leap
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Recent Examples of oft
That Season 2 coheres at all — given the intensive rewrites required and the tricky tonal balancing act embraced by this oft-silly action-comedy — is a testament to showrunner Michele Fazekas and her team.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2025
The region’s oft-sung-about grayness turns neon, swirling together in a piercing hue of evergreen and dark blues.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
In a landscape where the number and sophistication of cyberattacks against healthcare systems continue to rise, one segment that remains particularly vulnerable and oft-overlooked is dental practices.
—Tarun Eldho Alias, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In the span of a few months rehabbing in Los Angeles in 2023, an oft-surly 40-year-old quarterback became pals with a 25-year-old goofball of a running back.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2025
The region’s oft-sung-about grayness turns neon, swirling together in a piercing hue of evergreen and dark blues.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
In a landscape where the number and sophistication of cyberattacks against healthcare systems continue to rise, one segment that remains particularly vulnerable and oft-overlooked is dental practices.
—Tarun Eldho Alias, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In the span of a few months rehabbing in Los Angeles in 2023, an oft-surly 40-year-old quarterback became pals with a 25-year-old goofball of a running back.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oft
Adverb
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The way people typically die in intersections is often because of head-on and T-bone crashes, which the roundabout design addresses, Bryson said.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Construction in the section of Jackson Park, often described as Chicago’s equivalent of Central Park, has been slow.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
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African tech entrepreneurs are jostling to offer digital financial services to the millions of Africans who live outside the continent and frequently transfer money back home.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Slow-moving thunderstorms frequently unleash catastrophic downpours over the South Fork burn scar, a region still reeling from two fires that scorched over 15,000 acres and destroyed 1,400 structures.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Even if people don’t know Welch and Sullivan’s name, their faces may be more recognizable, since clips from both shows constantly go viral online.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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If the idea of an AI helping to decide whether you get reimbursed for a medical procedure or reminding your doctor about your tricky medical condition seems worrying — Droege says companies also need human experts to contribute to and constantly improve the AI.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Then, there’s exotic goods, which are little gifts which must be selectively (and repeatedly) offered to all the supporting cast individually to forge relationships (and even romance a few).—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Petro has repeatedly described Israel’s siege of Gaza as genocide.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Oft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oft. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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