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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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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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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
Injuries have beaten them down all year and now Christian McCaffrey is down again.
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Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
The show will be available once again, this time via Sundance Now (accessible through the AMC+ streaming platform), which has licensed the first season.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024
This is again not something Russia could reverse without a serious influx of competent forces.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Due to the relatively small size of servers and the need to group with other players to complete dungeons, raids, or challenging quests, players would bump into the same people time and time again, further strengthening the bonds and relationships between players.
—Cameron Koch, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2024
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Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
The show will be available once again, this time via Sundance Now (accessible through the AMC+ streaming platform), which has licensed the first season.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024
This is again not something Russia could reverse without a serious influx of competent forces.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Due to the relatively small size of servers and the need to group with other players to complete dungeons, raids, or challenging quests, players would bump into the same people time and time again, further strengthening the bonds and relationships between players.
—Cameron Koch, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for again
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To collaborate with David was to be challenged, uplifted, and forever changed.Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Take me, said the pretty maid, To the shore of faithfulness Where love endures forever.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
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No one is ever just mid in childhood and then ends up being a billionaire.Lauren Goode, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
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Researchers then tried to verify those findings by analyzing aerial and satellite images from Google Earth.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recall that, conversely to domestic, this is not a key holiday period overseas – which makes some of the early-wave offshore numbers and milestones all the more impressive.Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2024
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Lewis, conversely, used to insist on 15 carries before halftime.Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
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This is evidenced in part by the consistency with which young people watch library titles on streaming, like Grey’s Anatomy and Gilmore Girls, both of which are constantly on Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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The constantly evolving and changing cave system also includes various mineral formations, including stalactites, stalagmites, flowstones, and helictites.Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
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The play call likely should not have been so do or die, either.Tim Graham, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Don't breathe down their necks while waiting on said lull, either; rather, observe from a distance until the coast is clear.Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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That revived interest in a tech trade some expected was over, and bolstered confidence in the market as money continues to rotate in and out of the different sectors.Sarah Min, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
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The budding entrepreneur hopes that Tru Skye will be another example of how retired ballers like himself can create value for themselves and others long after their playing careers are over.Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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His willingness to play short also might reflect the ability of Buster Posey, the team’s new president of baseball operations, to connect with players.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
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Notre-Dame was also a wreck during the 19th century when a young French architect named Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc was hired to save it from ruin.Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Golden Globe Awards started anew on Monday with the nominations for its 82nd annual ceremony, marking the first time the celebration isn’t under the guidance of the former non-profit Hollywood Foreign Press Association.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The prospect of reimagining another blank slate and starting anew is enticing for the creative force.Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Again.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/again. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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