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as in forever
for all time
the name of Benedict Arnold will ever be linked with treason
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as in always
on every relevant occasion
the boy and his ever present dog were a common sight around the village
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as in really
to a great degree
boy, was I ever embarrassed it's been ever so long since we've seen you
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Recent Examples of ever
Discriminatory land policies had allowed Jewish municipalities to expand while places like Tamra grew ever more constricted.
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Non-star players are more interchangeable than ever before.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Women are now more likely than ever to have their own wealth to contribute—or to have influence over their family’s giving.
—Marianne Schnall, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The group, which includes Jack Ma and Karlie Kloss, bought in at a $450 million valuation, the highest price ever for a U.S. women’s team in a transaction.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Non-star players are more interchangeable than ever before.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Women are now more likely than ever to have their own wealth to contribute—or to have influence over their family’s giving.
—Marianne Schnall, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The group, which includes Jack Ma and Karlie Kloss, bought in at a $450 million valuation, the highest price ever for a U.S. women’s team in a transaction.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ever
Adverb
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His towering, bald-headed frame shrouded in floor-length coats and a distinctive voice that meshes a bellow with a whine are forever linked with the alt-grunge-goth-rock that thundered through the ‘90s.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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While this might be her first building project in the UK, as well as outside of Bangladesh , according to Tabassum, her familiarity with constructing for the present, rather than forever, is what made the project less daunting.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
Adverb
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Everything has to be centred on them, perhaps with a flexible back three with three attacking midfielders: Havertz as a false nine, Musiala half left, Wirtz half right.—
Philipp Lahm,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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That force was another deer lying half hidden in a sparse clump of evergreen scrub.—
Jim Carmichel,
Outdoor Life,
5 June 2025
Adverb
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For his career, Semien has always started slowly, with March/April historically being his worst months.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Finding a Work-Life Balance For Keith, maintaining a balance between his professional duties and family life has always been challenging during his career.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
15 June 2025
Adverb
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Patricia Arquette is really, really into the world of Severance.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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There was really no odds-on favorite for the women’s match.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2025
Adverb
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Patterson complained about her in-laws behind their backs Erin and Simon Patterson got married in 2007 and, after splitting and reconciling multiple times over the years, separated permanently in 2015.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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And in lieu of that lack of editorial process, its author has clearly misplaced, if not permanently lost, his once unimpeachable grip on his true north.—
Abe Beame,
Rolling Stone,
7 June 2025
Adverb
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Career specialists are now working remotely, awaiting details and even more unsure about their future at the lab after they were kicked out of their longtime home in New York City last week.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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After 30% of Pali High was destroyed by the Palisades fire, students spent a few months learning remotely online.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
5 June 2025
Adverb
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Having a player who is constantly creating second chances for your team is a huge boost to your offense.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The incident's central command constantly receives progress reports from firefighters on the ground.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2025
Adverb
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Most of the premium thin-and-light laptops this year come with the V-series chip, which is Intel's answer to the highly efficient Qualcomm Snapdragon X chips, and are actually fabricated by TSMC instead of Intel.—
Luke Larsen,
Wired News,
15 June 2025
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In tests performed on human volunteers and rabbits, the technology proved to be highly accurate at monitoring IOP and EM.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
15 June 2025
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“Ever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ever. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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