as in seldom
not often
summer thunderstorms occur only rarely along the Oregon coast
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Recent Examples of rarely
The parliamentarian’s rulings, while advisory, are rarely, if ever ignored.
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Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
But 2025 is such a unique time to release a body of work about the country, seeing as the country itself has rarely been more divided.
—Rachel Brodsky, Time, 20 June 2025
Given that commercial airplanes have two engines, losing one engine is rarely catastrophic because all such airplanes are capable of flying with one engine.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Maybe the redundancy is intentional, since Bree rarely works and may have missed whatever few shifts she’s assigned while in rehab.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 19 June 2025
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Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
But 2025 is such a unique time to release a body of work about the country, seeing as the country itself has rarely been more divided.
—Rachel Brodsky, Time, 20 June 2025
Given that commercial airplanes have two engines, losing one engine is rarely catastrophic because all such airplanes are capable of flying with one engine.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Maybe the redundancy is intentional, since Bree rarely works and may have missed whatever few shifts she’s assigned while in rehab.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rarely
seldom
Adverb
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Why Most Expensive Training Programs Fail Training courses or mandatory online learning may have short-term effects but seldom lead to lasting change.—
Roberta Matuson,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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The shape of that distribution is rare: Tax cut packages have seldom left the poor significantly worse off.—
Emily Badger,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
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“Rarely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rarely. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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