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as in occasional
happening only once
with any luck, that was a onetime mistake
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as in former
having been such at some previous time
the onetime English teacher now works for a newspaper
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Recent Examples of onetime
News Desk, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Buttigieg — a onetime Indiana mayor who recently served as President Joe Biden's transportation secretary — has led a barrier-breaking political career as an openly gay Cabinet secretary and presidential candidate.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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
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Adjective
Başak Doğa Temür, a onetime curator and artistic program board member at Istanbul’s Arter Museum, will curate the pavilion.
—News Desk, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Buttigieg — a onetime Indiana mayor who recently served as President Joe Biden's transportation secretary — has led a barrier-breaking political career as an openly gay Cabinet secretary and presidential candidate.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onetime
Adjective
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Besides the occasional random spider that scuttles indoors, some spiders can live in out-of-the-way spots in your home, such as along ceilings or in basements and behind clutter.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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And yes, there were occasional hijinks spurred by youthful boredom and restlessness.—
Scott Huver,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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The firm appointed former US General and CIA Director David Petraeus as Chairman of KKR Middle East in April and formed a dedicated regional investment team.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Chinese Premier Li Qiang and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will have front row seats at the event which, according to satellite imagery of apparent rehearsals, could include a large-scale mass gymnastics performance.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The Republican Party of Arkansas wants a primary election -- not a convention of the delegates -- to select its nominee in the special election for the House District 70 seat formerly held by Carlton Wing, R-North Little Rock, party Chairman Joseph Wood said Thursday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Oct. 2025
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Leader of Warlock Warden is formerly the leader of his own heavy metal band.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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What was once niche is now reshaping entire value chains and redefining how industries operate.—
Olivier Wenden,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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The comedy-drama, from PMF Pictures, directed by Ma Lin and starring Huang Bo, Fan Chengcheng, Yin Tao and Li Jiaqi, follows a coastal-town family – led by a once-tough patriarch – who rally together in hard times and push for a comeback.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But that’s exactly what the 48-year-old CEO advises that Gen Zers today, who are struggling to get a footing and even getting fired months into new roles, should embrace.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Despite appearances to the contrary—the swirling sentences, the feverish intellection—there is nothing hermetic about Krasznahorkai’s work, both old and new, which squarely faces contemporary European reality and its perils, including the tortured dynamics of settlement, movement, and identity.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Onetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onetime. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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