1
as in not
at no time
I have never been out of the country
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2
as in no
not in any degree, way, or under any condition
even though my proposal was turned down, I will never be convinced that my idea isn't a good one
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Recent Examples of never
The proposal never made it to the referendum stage, because the Arizona Restaurant Association filed a lawsuit challenging the validity of signatures collected in support of the idea.
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
For more than 50 years, the U.S. government has mulled missions to Mars and never mustered the political will to fund one.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
Their pleas resonated with Americans and because those pleas were never answered, Americans kept the family in their hearts.
—Lisa R. Cohen, New York Daily News, 28 July 2025
Authorities previously said Morales was a suspect in her disappearance, but he was never charged.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
For more than 50 years, the U.S. government has mulled missions to Mars and never mustered the political will to fund one.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
Their pleas resonated with Americans and because those pleas were never answered, Americans kept the family in their hearts.
—Lisa R. Cohen, New York Daily News, 28 July 2025
Authorities previously said Morales was a suspect in her disappearance, but he was never charged.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for never
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These physical spaces are where every test result, no matter how small, gets visually tracked in real time.—
Wayne Yu,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Every single dermatologist interviewed by Newsweek said that everyone—no matter their age or skin tone—should be applying a broad spectrum sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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That being said there were some sloppy mistakes from Pellegrini's side, none more sloppy than Lukasz Fabianski's poor clearance which led to a penalty that was handily dispatched by Sergio Aguero late on.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
8 Sep. 2019
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Sierpina, a reigning bronze medalist in the cyclocross nationals, was none too happy when her mother signed her up for cross country in April.—
Nate Bryan,
The Courier-Journal,
2 Nov. 2019
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“Never.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/never. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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