as in frequently
many times
I seem to stumble often when I try to walk in high heels
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Recent Examples of often
In colonial times, cuts or injuries often led to bacterial infections.
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Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
Stories about the Cherokee written by non-Native people in the late 1700s presented a skewed, often European-centric understanding of the tribe's culture.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Small businesses often spend a larger percentage of their revenue managing technology inefficiencies than larger enterprises, despite having fewer resources.
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Damini Sood,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
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Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
Stories about the Cherokee written by non-Native people in the late 1700s presented a skewed, often European-centric understanding of the tribe's culture.
—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Small businesses often spend a larger percentage of their revenue managing technology inefficiencies than larger enterprises, despite having fewer resources.
—
Damini Sood,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for often
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Many structures are built with substandard materials, and safety regulations are frequently ignored to reduce costs.
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Each of these plans comes with seasonal pest control that gets ahead of pest activity, but Pro and Premium treatments occur even more frequently during peak pest season.
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In Berlin, talent were constantly asked about their political opinions at the film press conferences.
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And like the photons that travel billions of light-years to reach us, new fragments are constantly falling into place.
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Trump has repeatedly maligned Haitian immigrants, including falsely accusing the Haitians who are living in Ohio of eating people's pets.
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That meant fewer shots on target and a lot more fouls with players crashing on the pitch repeatedly.
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While teenagers have always looked to older peers for inspiration, social media has accelerated and amplified this process.
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The Boyle Heights blaze, similar to the Eaton and Palisades fires, has revealed the region’s air monitoring can’t always tell people what they’ve been exposed to in a disaster.
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“Often.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/often. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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