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onetime

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adverb

as in formerly
at an earlier or previous time an athlete who onetime competed in marathons on a regular basis

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Recent Examples of onetime
Adjective
The government’s deal with that onetime industry leader makes the feds one of the company’s biggest shareholders. David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025 In the next shot, the two are standing in the room as Musk gets personal to reveal the complexities of his relationship status with onetime girlfriend and mother of his three children, Grimes, whose real name is Claire Elise Boucher. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
Garcia, who defected to the U.S. in the 1990s and has devoted himself to helping American spy catchers unmask Cuban agents, said onetime Cuban agents have infiltrated the current migration wave while hiding their past and even current loyalties to the Cuban government. Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025 According to our sister site Deadline, which first reported the project, Huertas will also executive-produce alongside The Rookie creator Alexi Hawley, while onetime Arrow co-showrunner Wendy Mericle will write the script. Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for onetime
Recent Examples of Synonyms for onetime
Adjective
  • Front man Coleman cuts a tall, brooding figure, saving his emotions for his vocal delivery and occasional pronouncements on the importance of faith.
    Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Sticky snow covered the branches, along with occasional yellow dots of llao llao, an edible fungus native to the region.
    Scott Yorko, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The funding amounts approved for the 2025-26 school year are $6,864 per student and $7,627 for each former recipient of the Succeed Scholarship, according to the Education Department.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The journalists were among 15 people arrested during the July 17 demonstration held in support of Imam Ayman Soliman, an Egyptian immigrant and former Cincinnati Children's chaplain who was detained by ICE several days before.
    Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Leslie Cheek’s formerly private estate opened as a public garden and fine art center in 1960 and today is host to nearly a dozen gardens surrounding the family’s Georgian mansion, which has become a museum.
    Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Milwaukee's Office of Community Wellness and Safety was formerly known as the Office of Violence Prevention and is currently housed in the city's Department of Administration.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Worried that Dessalines’s enemies might eventually force upon him the same fate suffered by his erstwhile friend and ally, Christophe refused to be sworn into office.
    Marlene L. Daut September 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Being able to generate code was finally getting a chance to shine in the bright lights of another erstwhile reason to use generative AI and LLMs.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Warren Buffett’s one-time favorite yardstick for stock market valuations has climbed to an all-time high, reviving fears that investors are once again testing the limits of market exuberance.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Doing it all at once would trigger public outrage.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • People only 21 years or older are allowed to shop at Canna Bloom.
    Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Onetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onetime. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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