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Recent Examples of often Parents who apologize and repair model emotional accountability—something previous generations often viewed as a loss of authority. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025 Redditors report that finishes often flake off, scratch easily, or discolor with regular cleaning. Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025 Menthol, for example, has a tingly, cooling effect on lips and is often used in lip balms for that very feature. Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 25 Oct. 2025 What a lot people like me do now is send goofy emails or texts to old friends, often other writers. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for often
Recent Examples of Synonyms for often
Adverb
  • For some, the sweating, chills, and feelings of anxiety can happen more frequently, last longer or both.
    Marnie Goodfriend, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2025
  • When this happens, visibilities frequently drop to one-quarter of a mile or less.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • States, and now nonstate actors, have been engaging in wars of various kinds almost constantly since World War II.
    Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Reduce the heat to medium-high and pour in the hoisin mixture, stirring constantly until the beef is fully coated in sauce, about 1 minute.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • His touch and his decision making is repeatedly letting him down.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • In the 2000s, Andrew was repeatedly accused of misusing his position as a British trade envoy for his personal advantage.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Though the serial killer in each installment of Scream is always revealed to be a different person, the phone voice has remained consistent since Jackson, now 65, took on the job back in 1996.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Drinkwitz has helped the Tigers get talented players and stay in contention, but Mizzou will always have a difficult path in the SEC.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2025

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“Often.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/often. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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