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once only

ADVERB

once

Synonyms

STRONGEST

already before earlier formerly late previously

STRONG

erstwhile

WEAK

a single time at one time away back back back when but once bygone heretofore in the old days in the olden days in times gone by in times past long ago old on one occasion once upon a time one one time before one time previously only one time quondam sometime this time time was whilom

Antonyms

STRONGEST

currently future later presently

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Air travel was once only about dressing up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Suddenly, where there was once only frustration, Betts started stacking one little victory after another.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

In the 1980s, it became the first country to deregulate its gambling industry, making it possible for slot machines - once only permitted inside casinos - to expand into licensed pubs and clubs.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2024

Those companies can shoot highly detailed images that rival those that were once only the domain of a few countries.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023

Khrazz cursed and turned a high cut into a low one, slipping past the old knight’s blade for once, only to have his blow scrape uselessly off a white steel greave.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

once only

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