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Once only
Back and once only are semantically related in in the past topic. Sometimes you can use "Back" instead an adverb phrase "Once only".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Now they are less and less willing to cooperate with each other, even against the humans, and a few of the zoneminds grow ever closer to outright war with each other.The human race is still facing extinction, but where there was once only despair, there may now be a chance to win back the Earth!
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Kel'Thuzad was killed and arose as a lich in Warcraft 3, was defeated in World of Warcraft, and then brought back once only to be beaten again, and Anub'Arak has been taken down, presumably for good.
Source: Undeath Always Ends
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Once only and Back. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/back/once_only
Back & Once only. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/back/once_only>.
Once only or Back. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/back/once_only.
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