as in rarely
not often
we seldom go to the theater downtown because its prices are so high
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Recent Examples of seldom
Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2026
Up until the past decade or so, food critics seldom bothered to write about casual cafes such as Zip's, instead focusing on the newest shiny-object restaurants in town.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2026
Rarely one to publicly comment on her personal life, Beyoncé has seldom if ever addressed the subject of her parents' divorce.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
To his knowledge, Harward said, road rage incidents in Nampa are seldom severe.
—Rose Evans
updated March 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
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Adverb
But pinpointing an exact drug used in an instance of date rape is seldom straightforward.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2026
Up until the past decade or so, food critics seldom bothered to write about casual cafes such as Zip's, instead focusing on the newest shiny-object restaurants in town.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2026
Rarely one to publicly comment on her personal life, Beyoncé has seldom if ever addressed the subject of her parents' divorce.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
To his knowledge, Harward said, road rage incidents in Nampa are seldom severe.
—Rose Evans
updated March 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seldom
Adverb
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The Roundup also featured vendors selling specialty items rarely found in traditional retail stores.—
Michael Cuviello,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Police rarely, if ever, took them seriously.—
John Archibald,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Ice cream, water fights, kind people who aren’t weird and don’t smell unusual.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Friday, an unusual time for such events on the island.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Beneath the vines lie calcareous clay and limestone—formations uncommon in California and long associated with Bordeaux’s historic Cabernet vineyards.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2026
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The species typically grows in grasslands that have been gently managed over long periods and support diverse wildlife — habitats where decades of light intervention create conditions for uncommon species to take hold.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But those moments are infrequent for most of us.—
Marisa McMillan,
Outside,
14 Mar. 2026
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Instead of blanketing the slope with a lawn that requires weekly attention, plant a groundcover that requires infrequent care.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The drug's current FDA label covers leucovorin's use in reducing side effects of certain chemotherapy drugs and treating a rare blood disorder.—
MATTHEW PERRONE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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That plus-8 goal differential places the club in rare company.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The joyous thunder for the mere mention of a Venezuelan player contrasted with the silence when Italian players were introduced or even did something extraordinary.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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The parallel with quantum mechanics is extraordinary, that the quantum system is something that our mind can’t understand.—
Tim Folger,
Scientific American,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Then, as dawn approached, the unfamiliar bird calls (the archipelago is home to more than 150 species) would carry me back to land.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
15 Mar. 2026
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The infection took longer in orbit because microgravity is an unfamiliar stressor to which both microbes must adapt, the researchers suggest.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Seldom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seldom. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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