as in seldom
not often
summer thunderstorms occur only rarely along the Oregon coast
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Recent Examples of rarely
For one thing the players are already having a good time, something that rarely happened the first four seasons.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Numbers rarely make headlines, but pi has a habit of doing exactly that.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
Built for real-world terrain Backyards are rarely flat, pristine test surfaces.
—New Atlas, 15 Mar. 2026
In investing, risk is rarely eliminated.
—Steve Booren, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Numbers rarely make headlines, but pi has a habit of doing exactly that.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
Built for real-world terrain Backyards are rarely flat, pristine test surfaces.
—New Atlas, 15 Mar. 2026
In investing, risk is rarely eliminated.
—Steve Booren, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rarely
seldom
Adverb
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That’s just a conduit for the more important and longer-lasting facets of the movie’s story, in which an isolated character is constantly around other people, for better or worse, and can seldom stand to be around himself.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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Look for integrity; excitement seldom builds partnership.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Rarely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rarely. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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