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Recent Examples of oft His most recent movie, Licorice Pizza, was an oft-gorgeous but almost myopic look at a Hollywood of yesteryear. David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025 Siegfried, Roy, and audiences were dazzled by him — a captivating performer with an ambiguous and oft-changing backstory. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for oft
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Adverb
  • Surgery is often an effective treatment option for people with early-stage stomach cancer.
    Carrie Madormo, Health, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Crypto Is Cyclical An initial appeal of cryptoassets, especially for institutional investors and professional traders, was that the asset class often moved in a counter-cyclical manner that provided a hedge against volatility in other market sectors.
    Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Given the fluidity of the game, teams will often shape shift depending on the sequence being played — although perhaps not quite as frequently as Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has previously suggested.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • It’s believed that the 13th-century castle is haunted by a magical imp who frequently visits the Markomanka and Hlíza, or black, towers.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Read labels carefully for these chemicals Industry is constantly adding new chemicals so there will always be ingredients that need to be examined for potential toxicity, McKenney said.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • But Netanyahu was beholden for his political future to the radical minority that supported it, and constantly catered to their whims.
    Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Israel, which controls aid into Gaza, has repeatedly halted and blocked entry points, which critics have called inhumane leverage.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • No more going over your lashes repeatedly and risking damage.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Oft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oft. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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