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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
News Desk, Artforum, 8 Apr. 2026 People broke the news on April 7 that the onetime Black Bear and Danny and the Deep Blue Sea co-stars will both become first-time parents together this fall. —Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025 In wealthy Medellin, hawkers have transformed onetime local drug lord Pablo Escobar into a mascot for touristic trinkets. —Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for onetime
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Hooper Schneider will present work in a onetime public aquarium, while Cooper Jacoby and Li-Yi Fan, among others, will show work incorporating emerging technologies. —News Desk, Artforum, 8 Apr. 2026 People broke the news on April 7 that the onetime Black Bear and Danny and the Deep Blue Sea co-stars will both become first-time parents together this fall. —Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
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Find it: Level one, Bloomingdale’s wing A onetime larger chain with only a few spots still in operation, this one at South Coast Plaza offers comfy fare including chicken pot pie, Southwest chicken egg rolls, steaks, burgers and salads.. —Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025 In wealthy Medellin, hawkers have transformed onetime local drug lord Pablo Escobar into a mascot for touristic trinkets. —Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for onetime
Recent Examples of Synonyms for onetime
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Journalists in the bubble get the pope’s speeches ahead of time and have occasional access to delegation members, as well as other information in real time from the Vatican spokesman.— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Electric Bleu is French food caressed with California seasonality and the occasional pop of Aussie nostalgia.— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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Subscribe today Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore, while Leonie is away preparing for CNBC’s CONVERGE LIVE event, featuring names like former Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and Capital Group CEO Mike Gitlin.— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
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Classic films from the likes of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, as well as Ken Loach, will be among the ways the fest will fete the dual anniversaries, along with an exhibition, a photo exhibition honoring later former president Václav Havel.— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
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What began seven years ago as a freewheeling alt-country outlet for Max Bottner, formerly of Indiana egg-punks Liquids and the anarchist hardcore band Side Action, eventually expanded to a full band.— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 22 Apr. 2026
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The cable network formerly known as MSNBC announced Wednesday that Thomas will lead the organization’s political unit and direct coverage of campaigns and elections.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Her father is musician and writer David Turin, an erstwhile editor of mine some three decades ago.— Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 14 Apr. 2026
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These deals – most recently Brea’s — enrage Norby, the erstwhile former assemblyman.— Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026
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The Australian actor, 31, stars in the new horror movie as Arthur, who re-creates and uploads videos of the kills shown in the titular 1978 film (once widely believed to be an actual snuff film), opposite Barbie Ferreira, who plays a content moderator trying to thwart him.— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
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Arnold Palmer did it three times (1959, 1961, 1965), while Ian Woosnam (1992) and Jordan Spieth (2016) did it once.— Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
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The 31-year-old faced five batters and allowed all five to reach base.— James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Since the Iran war started, officials say, some counterterrorism specialists who had been reassigned to immigration have returned to their old roles, creating a whiplash that can disrupt investigations and analysis.— Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Onetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/onetime. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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