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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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Recent Examples of onetime
Grayson Haver Currin Eli Durst, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Since the 2008 global economic downturn, our under-resourced museums, no longer buoyed by onetime blockbuster exhibitions, have come to rely more on revenue generated by repeat visitation.
—Eric Crosby, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
Republicans want onetime Trump critic as Hegseth's Pentagon replacement
Republican Resistance to Cabinet Nominees
President-elect Donald Trump has faced some unexpected pushback on a number of his nominees for Cabinet positions, including Gaetz, Trump's initial pick for U.S. attorney general.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The Fender Twin amplifier that the studio’s onetime owner Jimi Hendrix brought to work before his 1970 death remains, as does an electric piano Stevie Wonder used on an astounding run of records.
—Grayson Haver Currin Eli Durst, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Since the 2008 global economic downturn, our under-resourced museums, no longer buoyed by onetime blockbuster exhibitions, have come to rely more on revenue generated by repeat visitation.
—Eric Crosby, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Adverb
That opera coat, by the way, has more than a hint of André Leon Talley, the legendary and lamented onetime Vogue editor, about it.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
Republicans want onetime Trump critic as Hegseth's Pentagon replacement
Republican Resistance to Cabinet Nominees
President-elect Donald Trump has faced some unexpected pushback on a number of his nominees for Cabinet positions, including Gaetz, Trump's initial pick for U.S. attorney general.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for onetime
Adjective
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Goygol includes 65,000 residents, prim parks, tall pines and occasional Tyrolean architecture.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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With some occasional help from the Rockies, who committed three errors and one big mental mistake, the Padres (24-13) scored in five different innings.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 May 2025
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Douglas Brick, a former student at the University of Utah, disappeared on Oct. 12, 1973, according to information from police and the school in Salt Lake City.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Kriss is a New York City attorney, former Brooklyn assistant district attorney and former NYPD deputy commissioner for trials.—
Arnold Kriss,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
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Ye, the rapper and fashion mogul formerly known as Kanye West, ignited a firestorm of criticism over the weekend after posting a series of controversial messages on X (formerly Twitter).—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
5 May 2025
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The latest claim was leveled by Adam Schleifer, formerly an assistant U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, in a filing last week with the Merit Systems Protection Board, which handles wrongful termination appeals from federal workers.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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So when Trump flatly, wrongly contradicts this undeniable reality, why are his erstwhile fact-checkers so uncharacteristically mum?—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
8 May 2025
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But in aggregate, the changes feel almost safe for streaming’s erstwhile great disruptor.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
7 May 2025
Adverb
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The combination was actually attempted once before, when President Nixon made NSC Adviser Kissinger concurrently secretary of state.—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
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The top five contestants will compete for a spot in the finale, and viewers will once again vote to determine which three will move on.—
Tahar Rajab,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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Applicants must be 6 years or older as of the beginning of Oct. 4 to participate.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 May 2025
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Of course, the new standard will be backward-compatible with Wi-Fi 6 devices, as well as older Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) and Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) ones.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2025
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“Onetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onetime. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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