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never

[nev-er] / ˈnɛv ər /
ADVERB
not at any time
Synonyms
WEAK
at no time don't hold your breath forget it nevermore no way not at all not ever not in any way not in the least not on your life not under any condition
Antonyms
WEAK
always forever

Example Sentences

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Rainer never met his grandfather, who died shortly before he was born in 1961.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Dish never did build out a 5G network.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The S&P 500 never retested that low as oil prices declined sharply in the next 11 days and remained below their peak in subsequent weeks, according to his note.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

“I will never watch Food Network again,” one commenter wrote on Threads.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

“But the flip side of not ‘looking right’ means you can walk away from it completely and never ask yourself if that’s actually out of respect, or just out of fear.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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