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
Some of the women who were angry contacted the SFMOMA not simply to share feedback, but to try to ensure Bahr could never work with the institution again.
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Lisa Curtis,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Freshwater showers mean the sweaty smells of young adults doing manual labor never get too intense.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
McKinney’s name appears on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines, one of 36,286 service members who were lost or never recovered during the war in the Pacific.
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Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
The bill Bragg is pushing for was referred to a committee early this year but never voted on.
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Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
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Lisa Curtis,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Freshwater showers mean the sweaty smells of young adults doing manual labor never get too intense.
—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
McKinney’s name appears on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines, one of 36,286 service members who were lost or never recovered during the war in the Pacific.
—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
The bill Bragg is pushing for was referred to a committee early this year but never voted on.
—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for never
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And this year was no different as 30,419 fans showed up on Saturday night.
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As Eric Suarez and Brandon Welty pulled their duo of airboats off to the side of an island in the Everglades, this spot looked no different from the rest of the canal.
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Among the historic attractions dotting Route 66, there may be none more hapless and ill fated as the Aztec Hotel in Monrovia.
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Several artists will compete across genre categories, and there may be none more varied than Turnstile.
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“Never.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/never. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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