as in often
many times
as I have oft said, you need to look before you leap
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Recent Examples of oft
This projection was so oft repeated in the media that many Americans, especially Democrats, believed a depression was imminent.
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E.j. Antoni, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
Fans have oft speculated that grief and suicide serve as central themes of The Haunting of Hill House, a show that was loosely based on the 1959 Shirley Jackson novel.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 June 2025
Land of the Giants Big things have small beginnings, and this excellent but oft-forgotten series springing from the fertile mind of Irwin Allen — later nicknamed the Master of Disaster — first aired on the ABC Network on September 22, 1968.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Set in the remote, windswept islands of Scotland, where the elements are so harsh there are no trees, the first seven seasons revolve around Detective Jimmy Perez, a lonely and oft-exasperated widower played by Douglas Henshall.
—Andrea Duncan-Mao, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
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E.j. Antoni, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
Fans have oft speculated that grief and suicide serve as central themes of The Haunting of Hill House, a show that was loosely based on the 1959 Shirley Jackson novel.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 June 2025
Land of the Giants Big things have small beginnings, and this excellent but oft-forgotten series springing from the fertile mind of Irwin Allen — later nicknamed the Master of Disaster — first aired on the ABC Network on September 22, 1968.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Set in the remote, windswept islands of Scotland, where the elements are so harsh there are no trees, the first seven seasons revolve around Detective Jimmy Perez, a lonely and oft-exasperated widower played by Douglas Henshall.
—Andrea Duncan-Mao, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oft
Adverb
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Although some people may see leaves changing color before late October, this often happens because the plants are landscape trees, or trees that grew after seeds from other areas were planted, said Seiler.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Cortège gestures toward that transcendence, but too often settles for the kind of veiled enchantment that follows us home through our screens.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Kirk frequently attacked mainstream media and engaged in culture war issues around race, gender and immigration, often in a provocative style.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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With the frequently audible director alternating between frat boy giddiness and genuine concern at Sheen’s antics, the actor appears entirely in control, a product of seven years of professed sobriety.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Presenting that evidence could prove tricky, experts say, as the import tax rate has constantly changed over time.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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In fact, constantly praising your Gen Z employees can become impractical and downright exhausting.—
Colleen Batchelder,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Russian drones and missiles have repeatedly targeted Ukrainian port and shipping targets there.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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Trump has repeatedly set deadlines for Moscow to agree a ceasefire or face new sanctions, only to row back.—
Barbara Erling,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Oft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oft. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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