1
as in forever
yet another time
now I have to mop the floor again because you didn't wipe your feet
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2
as in then
in addition to what has been said
a green pillow will go fine with my living room; again, the best colors are blues and greens
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3
as in conversely
just the opposite being true
I might take swimming lessons this summer; then again, I might not
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Recent Examples of again
Shoppers also love how versatile the pants are — one traveler wore them on a trip to Jamaica, then to the office, again for more travel, and to casual drinks.
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Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2025
Twenty years later, after the death of Pope Francis, the election process is underway again.
—Jorge Garay, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
Wait for 30 minutes after the final lightning or thunder before heading outside again.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2025
That’s not going to be enough against Luka Dončić, who was brilliant again, and LeBron James, who nearly had a triple-double.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2025
Twenty years later, after the death of Pope Francis, the election process is underway again.
—Jorge Garay, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
Wait for 30 minutes after the final lightning or thunder before heading outside again.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2025
That’s not going to be enough against Luka Dončić, who was brilliant again, and LeBron James, who nearly had a triple-double.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for again
Adverb
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The children whose lives were changed forever by the bombing were different ages with various backgrounds.—
Jenni Carlson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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But the facility wasn’t up to snuff for NASCAR to return in 2014 — a product of the facility getting worse with time — and at that point, the racing seemed forever lost.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Apr. 2025
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With Schmidt out of the game, Ramírez then drilled an RBI single off Yoendrys Gómez, the first pitcher out of the Yankees’ bullpen, in the sixth inning.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Eventually, Vásquez returned to Daikin Park and then took the team charter to Detroit, which landed around at 3:30 a.m. yesterday.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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Books like those by Louis and Ernaux, conversely, avoid this trap, Larson and Quart argue.—
Rhian Sasseen,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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White dwarfs, conversely, are the cosmic corpses of smaller stars with masses more in line with that of the sun.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Maybe Mara, the Tisch family and the new minority owners will just ride this regime out through its fifth season regardless to run out the clock on their contracts and avoid constantly paying multiple regimes at once — just like Cowboys owner Jerry Jones did with Mike McCarthy to save a few bucks.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Her lymph nodes swelled constantly, but biopsies showed no cancer.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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It wasn’t named in the companion antitrust cases of Hubbard or Carter, either.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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The new primary camera sensor probably isn't hurting, either.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The days of busting your back at 100 PSI are over, gang.—
Chris Cona,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2025
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Brighton & Hove Albion’s hopes of reaching Europe are over.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Paramount is also awaiting FCC approval of a merger with Skydance, a deal the companies reached last year that remains pending.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Harvard must also commit to cooperating in good faith with law enforcement.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Even if their relationships are toxic, to begin anew is scary.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Although some residents are leaving to start anew, others are choosing to stay and rebuild their lives.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2025
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