as in seldom
not often
summer thunderstorms occur only rarely along the Oregon coast
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Recent Examples of rarely
Advertisement Hatred rarely stays contained.
—
Susan Rona, Time, 1 June 2026
The lesson emerging from healthcare's most successful AI deployments is that AI itself is rarely the entire solution.
—Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Their sting is painful but is rarely dangerous to humans.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
First, Metra offers something that driving rarely does — predictability.
—Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2026
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Susan Rona, Time, 1 June 2026
The lesson emerging from healthcare's most successful AI deployments is that AI itself is rarely the entire solution.
—Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Their sting is painful but is rarely dangerous to humans.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
First, Metra offers something that driving rarely does — predictability.
—Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rarely
seldom
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Pacific storms seldom hit land Unlike storms in the Atlantic basin, the vast majority – roughly 85% to 90% – of storms that form in the Pacific don't ever threaten land and often spin harmlessly out to sea.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Refreshingly, the name Tilly Norwood was seldom uttered, and that alone struck many attendees as progress.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
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“Rarely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rarely. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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