ever

[ev-er] / ˈɛv ər /

ADVERB

always, at any time

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consistently constantly continually forever regularly usually

WEAK

anytime at all at all times at any point by any chance endlessly eternally everlastingly evermore for keeps in any case in perpetuum incessantly invariably on any occasion perpetually relentlessly till cows come home to the end of time unceasingly unendingly

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It’s always the imperfection of everything you’ve ever written, that’s what keeps you writing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Sean: If there's ever been a match won by a team that didn't deserve to, it was this.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Though he came from jazz, he may be the biggest rock star there ever was.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

“Today we celebrate the greatest story ever told, the foundation of our faith, and the abiding hope of all mankind,” read the opening sentence of the Easter email.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Did it ever occur to her that my uncle is a federal Indian law attorney and that we’ve had plenty of conversations about #LandBack?

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

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