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Once again means another time, with emphasis on repetition—often suggesting a pattern or return to a previous state: Once again, she found herself apologizing for his behavior.

The phrase can carry exasperation when the repetition is unwelcome, or satisfaction when revisiting something positive: Once again, the team pulled off a last-minute victory.

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déjà vu · same old story · reoccur · echo · encore · round two · retry · redux · loop · redo · revisit · rewind · reiterate · another · nostalgia · resume · reminiscence · back

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Opposites
repetition vs. singularity

once againnever again

Permanent refusal to repeat

uniquely · for the last time · initially · originally · one time

continuation vs. finality

once againnever again

Permanent refusal to repeat

permanently · finally · once and for all · for good · definitively

recurrence vs. novelty

once againinitially

At the outset

originally · firstly · to begin with · newly · freshly

Family

once, again, one-time, onetime, one-off, another time

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G