as in seldom
not often
summer thunderstorms occur only rarely along the Oregon coast
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Recent Examples of rarely
In Stamford, Connecticut’s second-largest city, dispatchers rarely record the address where a car was towed.
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Ginny Monk, ProPublica, 27 Apr. 2026
The fertilizer industry rarely gets much attention, but when the Iran war began at the end of February, urea had a eureka moment.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
But the Cardinals’ process was much more questionable, as taking a running back that high without a quarterback in place is a gamble that rarely pays off.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
The problem is how rarely their identity becomes the focus.
—Oba Awolowo, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
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Ginny Monk, ProPublica, 27 Apr. 2026
The fertilizer industry rarely gets much attention, but when the Iran war began at the end of February, urea had a eureka moment.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
But the Cardinals’ process was much more questionable, as taking a running back that high without a quarterback in place is a gamble that rarely pays off.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
The problem is how rarely their identity becomes the focus.
—Oba Awolowo, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for rarely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rarely
seldom
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Those tax cuts seldom were offset by increasing other types of taxes.—
David A. Lieb,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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American law doesn’t prohibit someone from being sent to another country, but immigration officials seldom did so, according to Dara Lind, a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, an immigrant rights advocacy organization.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Rarely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rarely. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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