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as in occasional
happening only once
with any luck, that was a onetime mistake
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as in former
having been such at some previous time
the onetime English teacher now works for a newspaper
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Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
But the sale process also comes as Qualcomm has expressed interest in acquiring its onetime rival, a deal that would face fierce regulatory scrutiny and potentially reshape the semiconductor industry.
—Rohan Goswami, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
Maeve Reston, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
The son of Black Panther parents and a onetime performing arts student turned hip-hop backup dancer, Mr. Shakur had broken out as a solo artist in the early 1990s with a unique blend of introspective street poetry and young man’s fury.
—Jill Cowan, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
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Gillis oversees SpaceX’s astronaut training operations, including for NASA pilots slated to command Dragon flights to the International Space Station, while Menon, a onetime NASA biomedical flight controller for the ISS, is now a SpaceX Mission Director.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
But the sale process also comes as Qualcomm has expressed interest in acquiring its onetime rival, a deal that would face fierce regulatory scrutiny and potentially reshape the semiconductor industry.
—Rohan Goswami, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
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But as polls show softening Democratic support within that voter group, Trump and his allies are courting onetime Biden voters like Williams and James — cognizant that even a small shift in a state like Georgia could mean the difference between winning and losing.
—Maeve Reston, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
The son of Black Panther parents and a onetime performing arts student turned hip-hop backup dancer, Mr. Shakur had broken out as a solo artist in the early 1990s with a unique blend of introspective street poetry and young man’s fury.
—Jill Cowan, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onetime
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Staying in touch: Send occasional check-ins, updates, or tips to keep your business top of mind.Melissa Houston, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The army has returned to several areas of Gaza multiple times after previous operations, as Hamas continues to carry out hit-and-run attacks on troops and fire occasional rockets into Israel.Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Payne’s former One Direction bandmates, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Harry Styles, shared a joint statement on the One Direction Instagram account Thursday night, and all four made individual statements between Thursday and Friday.Conor Murray, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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As Trump’s former and proposed policies show, this history has all but been forgotten.Ajay K. Mehrotra / Made by History, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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Hesiod, formerly an illiterate shepherd, claimed that he was inspired to write the poem when a beautiful goddess whispered the story in his ear.Alison Habens, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
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In his latest podcast episode, Rogan praised Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, formerly Twitter, who is a staunch Trump supporter, for intervening and uploading the full video to his platform.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Carlson’s guest that night was Megyn Kelly, one of his erstwhile Fox News colleagues.Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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While Belichick, 72, and Hudson, 24, began dating after his relationship with Holliday ended, their romance made headlines during The Roast of Tom Brady on Netflix in May, when the former Patriots quarterback poked fun at his erstwhile coach.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Yet, at least once, maybe twice a month, they get totally wasted and the wife calls me and rambles on incoherently.Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The candidates met on the debate stage once in October and had several heated exchanges about immigration, their resumes and more.Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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Our observations suggest older bucks deposit pheromones on these rubs, and that plays an important role in the dominance ladder of a herd.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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Black men younger than 30 and older than 65 were the most likely to support Harris at 78% and 87%, respectively.Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Onetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onetime. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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