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View definitions for at once

at once

adverb as in ensemble

adverb as in forthwith

adverb as in hand over fist

adverb as in instantaneously

adverb as in now

adverb as in right off the bat

adverb as in tout de suite

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The final four hours and 58 minutes of that drought might have aged them another 24 years all at once.

The boy’s face is at once peaceful and tired, his innocence shining through while the injustices of the world weigh heavy on his visage.

But when Mr. Netanyahu then rejected that, insisting on a deal to return all the hostages at once and disarm Hamas, it was dismissed as a pipe dream—including by the Israeli defense establishment.

“Everyone cannot change at once, but the more people that see the benefit in this program, they’ll start,” she said.

For example, the Batman insignia in the film is at once recognizable as an Aztec design, while also instantly identifiable as the superhero’s logo.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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